Supplier blacklists and non-compliance investigators: Government’s new procurement regime
Bill introduced during Queen’s Speech proposes a range of reforms
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GDS: ‘Cloud first is here to stay’
Digital agency pledges to ‘keep the policy as it stands’
HMRC nabs former Barclays CIO Mark Denney as digital chief
Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright
Government delays Huawei 5G decision until after election
Digital secretary confirms that the UK’s next government will be the one to make the call on whether to allow the Chinese vendor to help build the country’s telecoms infrastructure
Regulator creates nudge-theory team to protect consumers online
CMA to establish behavioural insights unit that will examine issues such as fake reviews and paid-for endorsements
HMRC turns to real-time data in tax-avoidance clampdown
Tax authority is piloting programmes to use data to identify people that may have been taken in by firms selling tax-avoidance initiatives
Is procurement a friend or foe for local government transformation?
Buying processes should be seen as an enabler of innovation, rather than a barrier, according to Georgina Maratheftis of techUK
Interview: NHS CCIO on why transformation needs to be driven locally
Simon Eccles talks to Gill Hitchcock about AI, apps, open APIs and uniting innovative SMEs with clinicians to transform the health service
HMRC floats £24m in contracts to support key digital platforms
Up to four suppliers to be appointed to deals to provide services for digital tax and transaction-monitoring systems
GDPR blamed for doubling of Whitehall’s recorded data breaches
Some departments report vast increases following introduction of new data-protection legislation
Home Office reviews ESN oversight processes
As concerns about timescales linger, department looks at ways to ensure success of programme’s ‘ramp-up phase’
MoD agency explores ‘novel security features’ for banknotes
Government seeks input on possible new methods of protecting currency
Data chiefs call for end to politicians’ early access to statistics
Ministers and officials should receive information at the same time as the public, say senior figures from the ONS and Royal Statistical Society
Spending round pledges support for HMRC transformation
Not a single department has seen its budget cut in plans announced by chancellor Sajid Javid
Website and online questionnaire lead government’s £100m drive to encourage citizens to prepare for Brexit
Mugs and t-shirts also included as government launches official comms campaign to urge preparedness
UK Export Finance recruiting a head of IT operations
Candidates could stand to earn £82,547 for Westminster role
Major digital programmes prompt surge in government spending on temps
Whitehall’s outlay on consultants and temporary workers rose by £267m in FY19
HMRC seeks digital platform for field fraud officers
Tax agency issues procurement alert for ‘notebook application’ for evidence-gathering
CCS goes live with £5bn Network Services 2 framework despite three missing lots
The last three of the deal's planned 13 sections will be awarded when CCS 'is in a position to do so'
No spending review until next year, chancellor confirms
Technology projects awaiting news of future long-term funding will need to wait until 2020
Work on digital tools for personal tax to remain in limbo until spending review
Further work on dynamic coding and simple assessments requires a cash boost from the next spending review, government spokesperson reveals
Money and Pensions Service plans £1.5m digital overhaul
Newly merged arm’s-length body looks to implement integrated platform