Innovation requires ‘forgiving us when we do the wrong thing when trying something new’ – DWP boss
Department’s permanent secretary Sir Peter Schofield tells committee of MPs that the pandemic cultivated bold
CCS to develop ‘new digital operating model’
Whitehall procurement agency’s annual accounts reveal that business case for tech transformation initiative was signed
Government commits £168m to data-linking work
Non-departmental body is to extend a major project which has supported the use of data
DWP ramps up GDS collaboration on One Login and new government digital strategy
Department’s annual accounts cite examples of beneficial cooperation on implementation of new tools, in addition
Government comms unit has not assessed X since 2023 or Bluesky at all
Since officials from the GCS unit last reviewed the use of the former Twitter, other
MoD brings in £4m consultants for ‘careful guidance’ on innovation projects
Consultancy offering cyber and digital support to public sector clients has been picked for a
Home Office plans £1bn framework for devices to connect to Emergency Services Network
Having previously signed BT and IBM to ten-figure deals to support delivery of the troubled
HMCTS cites importance of video in dealing with storms and civil unrest
In its annual financial statements and performance update, the agency reveals that the ability to
Trade department experiments with LLMs in ‘self-hosted, secure environment’
Having found that officials wished to deploy powerful AI tools to help analyse and derive
Government signs collaboration agreement with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
The state will work with the Silicon Valley outfit to identity potential uses of tech
NCA investigator convicted over theft of Bitcoin now worth £4.4m
Paul Chowles, formerly an officer at the National Crime Agency, is jailed for more than
DWP plans ‘risk-based approach’ to new IT investment with 70% of caseloads running through legacy systems
The department’s annual review of the 2025 fiscal year reveals various advancements in its use
‘No evidence of data theft ‘ in recent Glasgow cyberattack
The local authority for Scotland’s largest city announces that ‘forensic examination’ of the affected infrastructure
Only 4% of councils filed full audited data for FY24 public sector-wide accounts
Auditors once again decline to give the green light to the annual roundup of the
HMRC pegs IT contract spending at £1.6bn a year and targets move away from ‘legacy service integrators’
Annual report outlines efforts to open up procurement to more providers, to support objective to
NHS plans £150m deal for digital ‘personalisation’
Health service body issues notice of intent to implement a contract of up to five
Major tech projects to require speedier business cases to boost transparency
Ministers have announced that a wide range of Whitehall programmes of work, including delivery of
EXCL: Government picks Public Digital for £5m deal to help deliver Public Sector Reform Scheme
The tech consultancy is part of a consortium, also featuring Blavitnik School of Government and
