Government spent £8m on aborted disqualification cases against Carillion non-execs
Three directors of the fallen outsourcing and construction firm have been barred, but minister reveals
Report urges ‘significant reform’ of Scottish public services and better workforce data
Auditors acknowledge digital transformation plans, but warns that these will take time to bear fruit
DWP Personal Independence Payment tribunal decisions stored as ‘digital images’ on casework system
Departmental minister claims that assessors from Atos and Capita have access to case details, but
Financial Conduct Authority signs £675m digital services framework
The UK’s financial regulator has appointed a total of 62 suppliers to a four-year procurement
Auditors question government’s £8bn efficiency savings calculations
Report published by the National Audit Office claims that billions of pounds of savings reported
HMRC adds 565 civil servants with ‘skills in short supply’ after dissolution of in-house IT provider RCDTS
Almost three quarters of former tech company’s employees have formally joined tax agency – with
Sopra Steria pays £82m to buy Cabinet Office out of shared-services joint venture
Department will reinvest £57m into government productivity and streamlining programmes – as well as returning
Terrorism: Government keeping tabs on potential for radicalising chatbots, minister says
Tom Tugendhat claims that the Home Office ‘engages regularly’ with companies creating artificial intelligence tools,
Scottish Government puts funding into IoT scheme
Ongoing backing announced for IoT Secure programme, which works with SMEs and start-up firms to
AI minister turns to ‘very helpful’ ChatGPT to summarise legislation
DSIT minister Viscount Camrose acknowledges that automated technology can often ‘tread a line between fun
Home Office retains blanket ban on data disposal
All-encompassing embargo on destruction of files is no longer needed, but policy will remain in
Military crime unit deploys software for ‘urgent investigations’ after Afghanistan inquiry hears of civilian murders and cover-up
To support military justice teams’ response to ongoing independent probe, Ministry of Defence directly awards
National Archives offers £145k salary for CEO to deliver ‘near-contemporary digital records at scale’
National record keeping agency opens recruitment for a new leader to oversee its ongoing transformation
‘A threat to our fundamental freedoms’ – MPs and peers voice opposition to live facial recognition
Large group of parliamentarians calls for all police forces and private companies to immediately stop
‘Not good enough’ – government declines to create new digital exclusion unit and strategy
With almost 10 years elapsed since ministers last set out a dedicated plan, a parliamentary
GDS leads audit of GOV.UK content after MPs flag ‘racist language’ in departmental documents
Cabinet Office unit had been tasked with combing through government’s website to identify and help
EXCL: HMRC creating contingency plan in case technical issues prevent traders meeting March customs migration deadline
CHIEF system is scheduled to close on 30 March, but PublicTechnology understands department will establish
DSIT reveals £1m post-DCMS roadmap to move users’ IT from Google to Microsoft
Another department plans to switch software vendors as contract with consultancy comes into effect today