
HMRC completes CHIEF decommissioning as major projects costs rise by £1bn in FY24
While its big-ticket programmes require significant extra funding, the tax agency at least expects to

Cambridgeshire seeks AI chatbot for floods and fly-tipping
The council for one of the UK’s flattest and lowest counties plans to supplement its

‘Catastrophically under-resourced’ – top officer cites police cybercrime challenges
Faced with limited funding and a changing landscape, forces often seek recruits that can deal

NHS signs £26.5m user-centred design digital deal
The health service has awarded a major contract to a specialist provider which, over the

National Insurance: HMRC digital tools clock up 68,000 years of payments as deadline looms
With less than two months left for citizens to check in and address any contribution

Government resilience requires managed risk and new tech, NAO head claims
The UK’s top auditor has encouraged Whitehall departments to foster a culture of greater innovation,

Home Office signs £40m deal to boost architecture expertise
Last month the department commenced an agreement of four years in length with supplier that

National Archives explores AI for sensitivity review and historical transcription
Ministers reveal that government body responsible for storing and curating 1,000 years of official records

Government unveils laws for AI-created abuse material
Ministers have indicated that the incoming measures, which make a criminal offence of owning, using

Government Olympic body seeks AI to crack down on online abuse of top UK athletes
Almost six months on from a games in which a number of leading athletes shed

‘Faster and more accurate’ – NHS to trial AI in 700,000 breast-cancer scans
New technology, which hundred of thousands of women will be invited to help test over

Whitehall digital profession garlanded for external recruitment
GDaD is given an award to reflect its achievements in bringing on board top talent

ICO appoints £5m partner to help deliver data transformation
Having published a strategy last year outlining its intent to boost the maturity of its

Government ‘open to exploring’ use of Apple and Google Wallets to store official documents
Feryal Clark, the minister for artificial intelligence and digital government, has suggested that documents could

Pace of AI adoption will vary by departments but requires ‘consistency on leadership and governance’, DSIT chief says
Sarah Munby, permanent secretary of the department that houses the civil service’s new digital hub,

DWP body retains ‘digital delivery partner’ in expanded £24m deal
A government entity created to support financial wellbeing has signed a new and updated engagement

Pay and reward leader sought for tech profession to help departments ‘reduce reliance on consultants’
GDS wishes to identify and appoint an expert to ‘design and facilitate cross-government adoption of

Auditors query Horizon compensation data gaps in DBT accounts
In light of queries over uptake of redress schemes, the National Audit Office has issued