Government strengthens cryptocurrency regulation
Advertising of assets to be overseen by financial services watchdog
SMEs rush to sign up for Scottish Government digitisation funding scheme
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‘Not learning from successes or failures’ – NAO head criticises government project evaluation
Departments often choose not to adequately assess work, meaning there is a dearth of information, according to auditing chief
Government major projects chief: ‘There has been a huge effort to do things differently’
Nick Smallwood of the IPA discusses the challenges of 2021 and his reform ambitions for the year ahead
HMRC’s 2022 priorities: Boosting cyber defences and ‘getting the tax system back on even keel’
Chief executive Jim Harra discusses the many challenges of the year just gone, and those to come in the months ahead
How 2021 turbo-charged the use of digital tools for government’s finance professionals
Government’s public spending chief on how hybrid working and online tools helped HM Treasury deliver a spending review
DWP chief sets 2022 goal of ‘using new technology to make it easier for customers to engage with us’
Peter Schofield discusses the importance of collaborating across organisational boundaries, and why Mary Berry is his ideal New Year’s Eve guest
‘Simply unacceptable’ – MPs slam DWP over £8bn in benefit fraud during pandemic
But government maintains that fraud and error remain rare
UK export credit agency offers up to £130k for digital head
Newly created role comes with remit to create digital strategy and lead 90 staff
HMRC warns 24,000 Post Office card account holders of payment cut-off
Those who receive benefits in this manner must update details or face cessation of payments
Spending Review: HMRC promised £750m to update IT and embrace SME tech firms
Chancellor unveils funding for tax agency’s tech infrastructure
‘Not in line with spending policies’ – ICO apologises for buying £6,000 of chocolate
Data protection watchdog says that money was spent on gifts to recognise employees’ hard work – but should not have been drawn from public funds
CCS unveils £4bn digital transformation framework
New procurement vehicle for limited number of suppliers will sit alongside long-standing Digital Outcomes and Specialists
Review of EU laws aims to remove ‘overbearing regulations’ on data and tech
Citizens will also be invited to submit ideas for ‘reducing or eliminating regulation’
HMRC data shows £2bn widening of tax gap
Departmental analysis shows rate rose from 5% to 5.2% in 2019/20
CCS announces £2bn big data and analytics market
Procurement framework to meet public sector’s growing need for big data and analytics
NHSX publishes post-pandemic guidance for digital healthcare
Health secretary Sajid Javid says guidance gives a clear direction to drive NHS tech
GDS signs £12m two-year AWS hosting deal
Contract offers 11% discount under vendor’s Volume Commitment Programme
Sunak encourages young people to return to the office
Chancellor says the connections made in the early part of his career would have been harder to forge ‘over Teams and Zoom’
HMRC sets 2023 shutdown date for CHIEF customs platform
One year shy of its 30th birthday, outgoing system will be finally and fully replaced by Customs Declaration Service
Cabinet Office warned procurement shake-up could ‘promote competition over collaboration’
Parliamentary committee flags up risk to innovative partnerships between public bodies and third sector
National Infrastructure Bank opens to support investment in digital
New institution based in Leeds will have £12bn to invest
Whitehall procurement pros told to look beyond lowest bid
New guidance urges buying teams to prioritise social value