
Pay cited as top cause for failed government recruitments of digital roles
In evidence given to MPs, outgoing civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm acknowledges that

How old are government’s digital professionals?
New statistics published by the Cabinet Office reveal which Whitehall disciplines are staffed by the

Ministers commit £10m to boost regulators’ AI expertise as government unveils Responsible Technology Adoption Unit
In its response to the public consultation on its AI regulation plan, the government has

Delayed recruitments mean departments could be missing out on top non-execs, report warns
A new study from the National Audit Office cautions that ‘cumbersome’ processes mean government might

EXCL: DWP prohibits officials’ use of ChatGPT but progresses work on internal AI
Department issues guidance outlining that popular large language model tool should not be used for

Environment Agency signs £28m deal for new national flood-warning system
Defra agency picks IT and defence giant Leidos to support development of technology platform, which

Delayed review leaves statistics agency in ‘unsatisfactory and unreasonable situation’, MPs warn
Cabinet Office has been urged by parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to expedite

Horizon: Ministers to work with Fujitsu on compensation costs but has no plans for law to tell citizens of government IT errors
Members of both houses continue to grill ministers over issues including the costs of compensation

GDS seeks engagement head to ‘amplify relationships across government to make change happen’
Digital unit advertises a role at the head of a team dedicated to communications and

Covid Inquiry: Sturgeon quizzed on missing WhatsApps and burner-phone reports
Former Scottish first minister gives evidence to hearings in Edinburgh, taking questions on previous pledges

DWP keen to explore email for service-user communications – minister
The department currently enables the use of email comms only in certain cases where it

Defra signs deal to test incident response with simulated cyber crises
Environment department signs a deal for professional services firm to conduct ‘immersive’ simulation exercises, intended

Scottish Government backs national video game strategy
Holyrood ministers have approved proposals to develop and implement a nationwide plan fronted by industry

EXCL: CDDO seeks senior leader as chief exec Lee Devlin to depart
As senior manager departs Cabinet Office unit after three years, a £100k salary is on

Home Office preps new ESN business case this year with updated timeline and spending
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Whitehall procurement chief clashes with MPs over uncontested contracts
Government’s commercial head Gareth Rhys Williams has claimed that a previous PAC report criticising direct

Defra has addressed ‘most critical risks’ of 180 apps via £80m programme
Minister reveals that programme to address biggest areas of risk in department’s software estate has

Surveillance watchdog laments ‘lack of interest’ from departments
Fraser Sampson, who recently departed the commissioner role, has fired a parting shot claiming that