Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
03 Sep Digital, Data & Technology

Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand

Hayes reflects on transformation, choices and challenges at HMLR as he departs after six years in post to become chief exec at Sports England
by Jess Bowie
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics Exclusive
28 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics
Paul Taylor was named the first national policing chief scientific adviser last year. He tells Beckie Smith how he’s working to improve the way science and technology is used in policing – and the “Del Boy moments” he’s had along the way
Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
28 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
Defence R&D lab is investigating opportunities to open more hubs around the UK
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
23 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
An inquiry into use of private mobile phones in government hears that officials use private devices on a "daily basis"
New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
23 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
‘Ben’s pretty cross’: MoD launches inquiry after hoaxers target defence secretary
18 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Ben’s pretty cross’: MoD launches inquiry after hoaxers target defence secretary
Wallace says he terminated Teams chat with “Ukraine PM” after his questions became increasingly “ridiculous”
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
17 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
Defence Equipment & Support chief exec Sir Simon Bollom on the "pinnacle" of his 40-year career and experts reflect on cyber threats in this month's Security & Policing focus
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
17 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support
The government has its limits when it comes to spurring innovation Partner Content
15 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
The government has its limits when it comes to spurring innovation
Plexal and IBM have found a new way for the private sector to meet the government’s aims of spending more with SMEs and building sovereign technology capability
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
09 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
Longstanding Security and Intelligence Instrument been retained after completion of its decennial review
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
04 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
Rapid Response Unit's deal with software firm gives officials access to "unlimited searches"
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
03 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
Glasgow study into the link between sanctions and health issues halted after department refused to release data
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
28 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
Problems caused by failure to integrate FCO and DfID IT systems slowing down work, insiders say
People at the heart of updating government’s legacy systems Partner Content
25 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
People at the heart of updating government’s legacy systems
Transforming citizen experience requires motivation, close collaboration and communication
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
Department aims to make good on recommendations of 2020 lessons-learned report
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
Department remains tight-lipped on its fake-news-battling operations, in the face of intervention from the Information Commissioner's Office
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
End of automatic face-to-face interviews risks “catastrophic security breach”, former officer claims
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
17 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
Current CDDO head Joanna Davinson is to depart role imminently
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
16 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
Home Office works with Central Digital and Data Office to put together proposal
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
10 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
Department discloses that it was the target of an attack
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
09 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
Border disruption could get even worse as passenger numbers increase and stricter new EU checks are introduced
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
Can government destroy its legacy?
30 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Can government destroy its legacy?
As much as half of government’s near-£5bn annual spend on IT is dedicated to the maintenance of ageing or unsupported tech. A range of digital leaders tell Sam Trendall about the issues they face with legacy, and how they can be addressed
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
26 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations