Treasury and DBT’s newly published green paper places strong emphasis on technology, including the appointment of a major IT sector figure to provide a ‘clear and strong voice’ of industry […]...
An IfG study has flagged up a number of potential measures that could help the public sector reduce the hundreds of billions of pounds it spends each year with suppliers […]...
The ministry and GCHQ are each currently recruiting for a chief scientific adviser and are seeking applicants that can help the military and security services further their use of tech […]...
As the new government works on delivering a bill offering workers the right to switch off, Jonathan Reynolds has described the previous administration’s disdain for remote working as ‘pretty bizarre’ […]...
In response to a report from the Public Accounts Committee criticising a lack of leadership on the issue, the Cabinet Office is also considering the introduction of a dedicated ‘champion’ […]...
The process of delivering the next government spending review, which will cover a period of only a single year, has now formally begun, with HM Treasury writing to departmental leaders […]...
A new assessment from the National Audit Office finds that there are as many 21,000 frameworks currently in operation, many of which lack government oversight and are of ‘poor quality’ […]...
Pat McFadden – who served as Post Office minister under Gordon Brown and now heads up the Cabinet Office – has told the ongoing public inquiry government should have a […]...
Former prime minister’s think tank publishes a report claiming that technology could take over a significant portion departments’ workloads and deliver annual savings of £10bn within the next five years […]...
A new report from the Institute for Government and auditor Grant Thornton has called for the next chancellor to rev up capital investments – with a particular focus on outdated […]...