Digital, Data & Technology

Role as head of IT business services comes with remit to ensure department’s transformation is ‘business-led’

Tax agency offers tips to avoid scams ahead of 31 January deadline

Former Cabinet Office minister reflects on forces that oppose change in an exclusive interview with The Civil Service World Podcast

Transformation programme looks to appoint supplier to two-year contract worth up to £10m

Organisation seeks to cultivate ‘skills transfer’ across sector

Survey also shows 44% of people think government and regulators should be responsible for making sure data is handled ethically

Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124

Successful candidate will oversee the development of a digital strategy as well as providing commercial leadership

Report warns plan to hire 20,000 extra police will ramp up sentencing, prisons and probation work

Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government

Independent assessment will look at department’s quality management approach after longstanding double-counting issue

UK Statistics Authority and ICO issue election warning ahead of five-week information onslaught

Digital secretary confirms that the UK’s next government will be the one to make the call on whether to allow the Chinese vendor to help build the country’s telecoms infrastructure

Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright

Digital secretary Nicky Morgan says she will "ensure that processes are strengthened" despite the review finding no impropriety 

Watchdog seeks director to oversee unit and to “create and shape a new function for the CMA"

Department looks to bring in specialist team

Policy contains measures including drone-takedown unit and drive to promote design standards

Ministry to create commercial vehicle for accessing external expertise needed to support IT and digital programmes over the next five years

Departmental comms blitz will feature radio, catch-up TV and outdoor advertising as Brexit prep continues

Authorities look to Whitehall’s ground-breaking Race Disparity Audit to understand and improve local issues 

Department seeks to reduce calls and emails from the public via more effective use of digital channels

PCS says strike threat prompted creation of dozens of Universal Credit-related jobs

Fifty-strong list of individuals and teams reveals those in the running for honours in the 14th annual Civil Service Awards