HMRC praised for use of public consultations on Making Tax Digital programme
Lords committee commends tax agency for process used to develop and roll out digitisation project
'Optimism bias' hampers transformation projects, says NAO chief
Amyas Morse claims best-case scenario is often presented as likely outcome
Interview: Oliver Dowden on Verify, spending controls, and how ‘GDS is moving into new spaces’
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DWP offers £100k a head for senior duo to ‘revolutionise use of data’
Department recruits for head of data strategy and head of data transformation
Local government and the NHS do not want outsourced IT, studies find
Research from Dods shows that most public sector workers are not in favour of bringing in commercial firms to provide their IT
National Crime Agency flags up need for more big data skills
Deputy director general discusses agency’s requirement for ‘people who are comfortable working with information, data and analytics’
MoJ offers £130k for director of common technology services
Role comes with remit to oversee day-to-day running of core services, as well as leading move away form large outsourcing contracts
Government proposes banning online trolls from public office
Suggested law change would create a new offence of intimidating political candidates or campaigners
Government opted not to encrypt Cold War Kremlin hotline as £20,000 cost was deemed too high
Newly published former top-secret documents reveal that a direct communications link between Downing Street and Mikhail Gorbachev was not encrypted – despite the wishes of the government’s ‘technical experts’
An open government will not always succeed – but a closed government is doomed to fail
Secrecy creates a pressure that can lead to explosive consequences for both politicians and civil servants, according to Andrew Greenway
Canada appoints first ever minister for digital government
Scott Brison takes on digital government brief and will be supported by national CIO Alex Benay who has been promoted to a deputy minister-level post
GOV.UK boss Williams to become Croydon’s digital chief
Long-time civil servant to move into local government with role in his home borough
Wirral council seeks head of digital to create ‘compelling vision’
Authority looks for senior manager to spearhead transformation
‘Tech transformation is coming’ – Hancock unveils £475m digitisation fund in first speech as health secretary
Matt Hancock also rebuffs criticism of virtual GP service
MPs air more doubts on progress of £1bn courts digitisation scheme
Public Accounts Committee follows the NAO in voicing 'serious concerns' about reform programme
Windrush scandal fallout sees Home Office suspend data-sharing activities
Department to take three-month break from ‘proactive data sharing’ with other government agencies, as well as restricting data shared with financial institutions
Why GDS is still losing the ‘parlour game’ of government
Martha Lane Fox and Mike Bracken, two of the key figures in the creation of GDS, believe the organisation remains stymied by major barriers in both the civil service and parliament
Calderdale council seeks digital leader to help set five-year vision
Authority recruiting for senior manager to ‘find innovative digital solutions’
Jeremy Wright named DCMS secretary as Hancock is moved to health
Industry expresses regret as one of government’s most visible digital advocates is given a new job
Interview: London CDO Blackwell on why the capital must be ‘visionary, but pragmatic’
Two weeks on from the publication of the strategy to make London the world’s smartest city, the capital’s chief digital officer Theo Blackwell talks PublicTechnology through the plan and the key challenges ahead
Treasury chief secretary targets paperless government ‘within a generation’
Liz Truss claims technology could help reduce waste and banish ‘gremlins’ of government
Suffolk seeks technology chief to ‘challenge long-held values’
County council advertises CTO position which comes with a transformation brief and a salary of up to £87,000
‘Social value’ of bidders to be considered in award of government contracts, says Cabinet Office minister
David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector
Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan