Tax department has retained a London digital consultancy to help provide services related to areas such as the management and preparation of data, in a deal worth millions of pounds […]...
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DWP to extend benefit error review regime
Supported by a new and improved digital service worth £15m, the benefits department is to continue conducting reviews of historic data records, which government claims will save billions of pounds […]...
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Government chief digital officer role axed, minister confirms
Following the departure of interim GCDO Joanna Davinson in September, it is confirmed that the assumption of many of her duties by DSIT’s perm sec will be a permanent measure […]...
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GDS seeks £7m software tool for ‘continuous visibility’ of One Login operation
Whitehall’s digital unit reveals plans to enter into a contract of up to five years in length and covering the provision of software to enable assessment of performance and security […]...
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OBR seeks cyber counsel over online budget leak
The public body with a remit to deliver forecasts and assessments of public finances erroneously made available the chancellor’s plans before they were announced in parliament and is now investigating […]...
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Budget 2025: Revamped spend controls to ‘delegate decisions to those closest to delivery’
Treasury documents published alongside the fiscal exercise reveal plans to ensure that central bodies focus on overarching strategic risks, while departments are enabled to make more determinations of their own […]...
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Budget 2025: DSIT to deliver datacentre plan to focus on ‘most strategic and credible projects’
As part of a range of projects and investments in computing infrastructure, Whitehall’s tech department will be tasked with creating a plan to support key developments, while ‘removing speculative demand’ […]...
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EXCL: GOV.UK App passes 250,000 downloads
While the program’s user base remains at fewer than one in every 200 UK adults, uptake so far has been driven organically via delivery of services and word of mouth […]...
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Scottish council hit by major ransomware attack ‘had gaps in cybersecurity’
Two years ago the local authority for the Outer Hebrides suffered a cyber incursion that impacted delivery of frontline services and resulted in costs of hundreds of thousands of pounds […]...
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Budget 2025: HMRC given £59m tech for digital prompts and e-invoicing
As the department hits a digital interaction rate of 80%, more money and additional legislation is intended to help further streamline services and, ultimately, collect extra revenue for the Exchequer […]...
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