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Government brings in Anthropic and Meta to support service transformation

In a busy month for news, DSIT’s latest announcement details agreements with two of the

NS&I £3bn transformation programme ‘will miss 2028 deadline’

State bank secures HM Treasury support for £109m in extra funding to cover the cost

HMRC deputy leader to work with Capita as unions slam ‘fundamental failure’ of pensions delivery

The tax agency’s second perm sec Angela MacDonald is to lead a group convened to

Minister: ‘People should not be able to flash their digital ID on a phone screen’

The use of the new virtual official document will require users to go through a

National Data Library: ‘Kickstarter projects’ target energy bills, extreme weather prep, and legal advice

An update from government’s tech department sheds light on the £100m cost of the facility,

Treasury appoints unpaid ‘AI champions’

Experts from Lloyds Banking Group and digital outfit Starling Bank are tasked with helping financial

Ministers want top officials with ‘less experience of writing policy papers, but more experience at private sector innovation’

PM’s representative sheds light on a wide range of new measures, covering the recruitment, performance

DCMS launches hunt for next chief technology officer

Successful applicant will be responsible for leading a three year change journey, including the move

HMRC restores 17,000 child benefit claims after data-sharing bungle

The department stopped payments based on Home Office data concerning comings and goings from the

DfT invests £12m in national analytics platform to help spot transport crises

Whitehall agency has entered into a deal of up to five years which will see

Minister claims Home Office’s remote language-testing plans offer ‘significant benefits’

Mike Tapp says new system for assessing visa applicants’ language skills could deliver ‘strengthened identity

AI will not bring headcount reductions, HMRC chief predicts

Giving evidence to MPs, the tax agency’s head has claimed that the adoption of new

HMPPS plans £1m data pilot to better support probationers

Project will supply frontline workers with information covering areas such as mental health, addiction, housing

Government consults on proposal to limit social media to over-16s

Ministers have commenced a public feedback process to gather insights on the potential effectiveness of

Government introduces measures to ‘make public sector data AI-ready’

New set of guidelines aims to help not only expedite tech adoption, but to position

Isle of Man creates National AI Office

The crown dependency aims to build on a scheme that has already delivered £2m in

Outgoing SFO head lauded for leaving behind ‘modernised’ tech-savvy organisation

The incumbent director of the government’s specialist department for clamping down on complex financial crime

DHSC offers £285k for tech and data DG

As it prepares to integrate NHS England, the health department is seeking a new top
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