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DCMS permanent secretary Sue Owen says department is "just about" at the minimum levels of staffing it needs to do its job – but says department is in a "much, much more fortunate place" than expected before the Spending Review
All Atos contracts worth more than £10m now under review after public accounts committee said the outsourcing firm had "acted solely with its own short term best interests in mind" on GP data service
Public Accounts Committee points the finger at frequent leadership changes in its report on the Home Office's long-running border data troubles
“Where we’re developing premium data, we’re trying to release some elements of open data at the same time," says OS’s public sector director John Kimmance
This week the British Airline Pilots Association renewed warnings over the threat posed to aircraft by drones. Cranfield University expert Dr Monica Rivas Casaldo says a failure to regulate against the risks posed by unmanned aircraft shouldn’t overshadow their positive uses
Treasury committee chair Andrew Tryie warns of "lack of detailed explanation" of how HMRC's Making Tax Digital plans will play out
“We're at the start of the government platform,” GDS executive director tells the Public Sector ICT Summit
MPs urge the Government Digital Service to provide more support if it wants departments to embrace digital innovation, after report finds that focus on 'digital by default' hindered delivery of new rural payments scheme
Consultation outlines proposals to let government share data to improve services, reduce fraud, and create timely research and statistics
Thompson to succeed Lin Homer as chief executive, while tax specialist Edward Troup to chair the board's executive committee
Director for G-Cloud and the digital commercial programme at the Government Digital Service moving to become deputy director of the BIS digital service
"Technology Products 2" framework will launch later this year – and CCS has begun conversations with departments and suppliers about improving the £1bn-a-year arrangement for buying in hardware and software
Report by committee of MPs says UK government is "in a world-leading position" on open data – but could be "proactively identifying data sharing opportunities to break departmental data silos"
Rolling out text alerts, sorting out "crap" government IT, cleaning up data, and trying to recruit skilled people when the money's tight — there's plenty going on in the world of government digital, as Matt Foster found at the Government Digital Service's annual gathering
As the civil service vows to improve the diversity of its graduate intake, former senior official Andrew Greenway asks whether Oxford's famed PPE degree is really a golden ticket to the top of the political and administrative elite
Common Technology Services chief Andy Beale to become deputy CTO – as government prepares to unveil digital strategy for the next four years
Report by the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Institute for Government finds officials held back by "structural and cultural barriers" between UK's various governments
Reducing reliance on consultants and temps will require "much more fundamental workforce transformation" than seen so far, civil service chief John Manzoni tells MPs. But he says the organisation is "on the road" to addressing the problem
New research shows Whitehall departments are good at sharing data with each other, but openness with the wider public sector is more of a challenge
As the government's chief scientist says Blockchain technology could "revolutionise services", Jeni Tennison of the Open Data Institute examines some of the benefits to the public sector in taking a leaf out of Bitcoin's book
With the path from Whitehall to Davos well-worn, Adrian Brown suggests how delegates at this week's event might turn pledges into reality
Project "Ocean Liner" reportedly mulls insourcing and says there is "no consistent advice" for dealing with IT challenges across government
Government Digital Service prepares to roll out text, email and letter notification service for citizens in bid to cut inbound calls