HMRC finds strong support for online Child Benefit claims – but ‘digital by default’ would cause problems for one in five users
Department publishes findings of study conducted ahead of planned digitisation initiative
Government urged to update product safety standards for internet age
Parliamentary committee laments pace of progress so far in changing rules
Whitehall shared-services implementation requires funding and focus, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee warns that lack of support could imperil delivery
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Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
Former tech and data exec Anand Aithal has controversial residence status, it has been revealed
HMRC retains Deloitte in £15m deal to help ‘define and orchestrate’ tech transformation scheme
Consultancy will support work to deliver Technology Sourcing Programme, which aims to revamp IT procurement
Suppliers urged to call out departments flouting new procurement guidelines
Government commercial representatives tell tech firms to speak up if their customers are ignoring new DDaT Playbook
Sunak asks Royal Mint to create government-backed NFT
Chancellor also unveils plans to regulate so-called stablecoins, but critics accuse under-fire minister of ‘poorly judged gimmick’
Government efficiency drive cut £137m of digital spend in FY21
Cabinet Office claims creation of Central Digital and Data Office helped deliver nine-figure savings
Prison service seeks £6m partner to help ‘switch off large pieces of legacy estate’
HMPPS cites need to eliminate need to provide data to ageing platforms
Home Office keeps 250 sets of applications in AWS or Azure
Minister reveals department does not currently use Google Cloud Platform
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
HMRC signs £300m deals to support and modernise major applications
Tax agency awards contracts for support, decommissioning, disaggregation and modernisation of systems for income tax, National Insurance and other core applications
Treasury to crowdsource innovation ideas from officials in bid to save £5.5bn
Ministers believe measures such as digitisation, shared services, and reducing use of consultants could help cut waste
Central database aims to give government buyers insight into suppliers’ past performance
New digital platform will allow public bodies to ‘see how the parts of the jigsaw connect together’, according to CCS boss
‘HMRC is on track to break up our largest IT contracts – and create the organisation we need for the future’
In this exclusive Q&A – and ahead of a keynote presentation at PublicTechnology Live this month – the tax agency’s CDIO Daljit Rehal discusses his transformation priorities, including reforming the supply chain, tackling legacy IT, and a major push towards low code
‘Chronically underfunded’ – Scotland’s Open University may have to limit student numbers
Mainstay of remote learning provision indicates estimated financial shortfall of £16m
Cabinet Office signs £4m deal to build unified portal for managing government grants
Tech consultancy picked to support project to create centralised system
Scottish 5G hub aims to be ‘lynchpin’ for economic transformation
Head of organisation aims to be ‘completely embedded in this strategy’
HMRC signs £1.7m partner to expand and improve ‘bulk data exploitation’ platform
Cloud-based system allows users to access and analyse large amounts of unstructured data held by tax department
HMRC signs £4m deal to support online trade tariff calculator
Department awards two-year contract
HMRC chief praises ‘remarkable’ work on post-Brexit customs system
Deputy CEO MacDonald commends adaptation of both outgoing CHIEF and incoming CDS platforms
NHS Digital received £160m funding boost in FY21 to support Covid response
Organisation’s annual accounts reveal major effort to deliver platforms to support booking of tests and vaccination
‘Shambles’ – ageing IT systems cited as MPs scold DWP for £1bn pension underpayment
PAC finds that department failed to understand importance of keeping tech up to date
Government strengthens cryptocurrency regulation
Advertising of assets to be overseen by financial services watchdog