Lindsay Mason installed as government chief data officer as recruitment opens for permanent hire
Former senior manager at MoD and retail chains is named to post with remit across
Review finds ‘inadequacies’ in ONS decisions and planning
Assessment of culture and performance, led by former departmental leader Robert Devereux, was commissioned in
Procurement Act: HMRC first to use new law’s national security exemption to withhold supplier details across four £16m digital deals
Provisions in the law which came into force in February have been used for what
GOV.UK App launches nationwide
The new mobile program through which government intends citizens will access a comprehensive range of
DfE and DWP ‘exploring options’ for free school meals enrolment via UC claims process
Ahead of eligibility being widened to include 500,000 additional schoolchildren, government has been urged by
Departments told to prep for new digital finance data system
HM Treasury is preparing to implement a new digital system that is intended to support
HMRC opens bidding for £500m hyperscale contract to address ‘increasing levels of technical debt’
The department has concluded that it wishes to appoint one of the market’s biggest cloud
GDS unveils colourful £500k refresh of GOV.UK
Monochrome logo replaced with more blue, with a redesign that government hopes ‘works for everyone’,
Scottish Government shows progress on broadband rollout
Holyrood’s flagship programme for boosting connectivity across the remote and rural areas of Scotland rolled
DWP plans £11m engagement to ensure long-term future of AI-powered ‘conversational platform’
A system which invites callers to describe enquiries in their own words was deployed in
NHS claims approval of new GP IT system breaks duo’s 25-year dominance
Green light has been given to a new digital platform from Medicus, giving the firm
Glasgow services downed and citizen data ‘presumed’ stolen after cyberattack
The local authority for Scotland’s largest city has announced that a breach was first discovered
More than three quarters of calls to HMRC classified as ‘failure demand’ in 2024/25
The proportion of helpline interactions that are caused by the departments’ errors and delays, or
Scottish Government backs innovative academic spin-outs with £4m fund
Ministers have begun investing a funding package with support for initiatives including a project to
Salford seeks head of AI and data ‘to drive a radical transformation’
City council advertises vacant post for leader to oversee creation of strategy intended to help
Industrial strategy targets data-sharing and tech collaboration
A major new national strategy, which government claims is ‘unashamedly long term’, homes in on
UPDATED: Government stresses ‘limited time and strict terms’ as HMRC signs £220m Fujitsu contingency extension
As department retains supplier on datacentre deal, government initially stated there was a wider drive
New GDS-led cyber ops will be ‘more interventionist’
To support ongoing delivery of a strategy covering cyber across the public sector, a new