
Treasury leader Cat Little named next civil service COO
The role – which comes with the post of Cabinet Office permanent secretary and a

MPs warn that online safety laws may take years to have an impact
The Public Accounts Committee has noted the progress made by Ofcom in preparing for its

Government on hunt for new chief commercial officer with Rhys Williams to move on
Incumbent procurement leader has been in post for eight years and is moving to take

HMRC to offer exporters three-month ‘extended migration’ window to make switch to new customs system
With scheduled deadline for moving all activity to CDS just weeks away, traders will have

EXCL: Cabinet Office works on plan to ‘centralise and standardise’ provision of laptops and phones for all civil servants
Currently about 600 individual agencies spend billions of pounds across hundreds of separate computing deals,

NHS nears launch of £17m digital health check service for over-40s
Trials began in 2022 of remote version of check-up for over 40s, with full version

NCA takes down ‘world’s most harmful cybercrime group’
UK law-enforcement body joins forces with counterparts across Europe and the US to take aim

Anti-terror finance watchdog taps ‘advanced data analysis’
Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation – whose remit is to clamp down on funding for

Government starts work on digital registration regime for holiday lets
Those using sites like Airbnb to list properties for short stays will be required to

Ministers cite necessary ‘trade-offs’ of HMRC tax digitisation
Ministers have rebuffed criticism from a parliamentary committee that recently expressed concerns a lack of

Bidding opens on £7.5bn G-Cloud 14
As with the incumbent version, the new iteration of flagship cloud contract will feature a

Integrated Data Service: Twenty projects up and running on new data-sharing platform
Migration of hundreds of projects will accelerate as ‘improved data integration and cross sector collaboration…

Government-backed high-tech weather centre to set up shop in Reading
The Berkshire town’s university has been picked as the site for a new facility intended

NHS delays £350m GP IT framework after legal challenge
Health service indicates that, following a claim against the process, there will be a delay

Research finds HMRC must ‘improve current services before taking digital-by-default approach’
Tax agency publishes response to recent consultation process, in which it ‘acknowledges the clear feedback

Union backs call for Whitehall scheme to recruit experienced STEM professionals
Government’s chief scientist Angela McLean recently told a parliamentary committee that departments would benefit from

DWP signs £1m software deals to map and monitor risk across hundreds of suppliers
Department invests in specialist technology that will enable officials to monitor 600 firms across scores

HMRC talks up techie buildings after union voices office-capacity fears
After claims that new 60-40 rules could mean some officials are left without a desk,