
HMRC to begin migrating ‘small numbers’ of Government Gateway users to One Login shortly
Tax agency first set out plans to decommission outgoing platform eight years ago, but the

MPs call for clear digital goals for newly appointed perm secs
Public Accounts Committee has called for plans for technology and data targets to be enshrined

DWP expects £600m-plus savings from long-term ‘service modernisation’ scheme
Assessment from departmental head Peter Schofield provides additional financial and operational details of major project

Over 11,000 XL bully dogs registered in first six weeks of online service
Data shows that, with five weeks until the deadline, the number of applications made for

Covid inquiry: Scottish leaders face question over deleted WhatsApps
The ongoing public inquiry into government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis will not receive messages

Policymakers urged to ‘ensure unambiguous rules and plan to share data’ in checklist to ensure digital-readiness of government policy
A checklist of four considerations has been published by the Central Digital and Data Office

Scottish and UK leaders to cooperate on mass exonerations for Horizon victims
Ministers in Holyrood are planning to work with colleagues in Westminster to ensure that new

Cheap train tickets and public-health advice to be broadcast on new government WhatsApp channel
Communications initiative is intended to ‘amplify’ key information for the public, and enable government to

‘We’re not moving fast and breaking things’ – ChatGPT-powered GOV.UK chatbot trials show promise but uncover ‘issues of accuracy and reliability’
Government Digital Service has published details of a recent testing exercise for GOV.UK Chat, which

Ageing and complex tech cited in MoD inventory issues as MPs warn of ‘significant risk to life’
The Public Accounts Committee has published a new report which, among many problems, identifies the

Calls for DfT to work across Whitehall to deliver on transport data plan
Department released a major strategy last year, but now needs to collaborate more widely and

Government generative AI guidance promises ‘meaningful human control’
Central Digital and Data Office releases detailed guidance on the use of tools like ChatGPT,

Scottish accelerator puts £7.5m into emerging public sector tech
Ninth round of funding awarded via the CivTech programme will support investment in developing tools

MoD signs £150m deal to deploy 220,000 devices ‘from the head office to the frontline’
Contract awarded to IT reseller Computacenter is hoped to save as much as £84m in

DHSC reveals Twitter fees to ‘review volumes of tweets’ of potential recruits
Updated commercial notice reveals tech firm now offers scheme through which, for a monthly charge,

‘Defra spends its budget on ageing systems and MoD relies on kit dating back to the Cold War’
The head of the UK’s independent public spending watchdog has warned MPs that government requires

DWP signs deal for AI tech to analyse citizens’ social posts in anti-fraud drive
Department has purchased three licences of automated ‘social media listening’ tool that will offers the

ONS chief cites need for departmental funding to support new £229m data platform
To ensure they can effectively contribute to the new Integrated Data Service, Whitehall agencies will