Digital, Data & Technology

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems

Sedwill acknowledges setbacks but says 2014 reset he oversaw was "reasonable based on the information available at the time"

Digital director will lead "transition away from legacy technology", NCA says

Home Office officials also said they knew suppliers were using two different software versions to develop ESN technology, which later caused delays

Heather Savory to join UN data body as hunt for new national statistician continues

Labour probe reveals wide variation in cybersecurity training provision to civil servants

UK a close second as ranking authors warn of global "inequality of access to AI”

Minister reveals cost of building online service

Central digital agency looks for support with development, research, and management

Role as director of immigration technology comes with responsibility for 1,000 staff and a £120m budget

Home Office needs a “Plan B“ in case vital tech components aren't ready in time, says public spending watchdog

Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments

Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users

Kevin Cunnington believes the central agency should be leading on the ideas that will be of interest to departments in two years’ time

Creation of a cash strategy group led by the department will ensure the public still have a choice over how they spend their money, says chancellor

Department is to roll out ‘email or another form of secure digital channel’ to allow to the public to contact independent review entity

“I used to say to people when you come into the NSC you leave the politics at the door – and you leave your mobile phones at the door,” says ex-cab sec

Nigel Farage’s new party unveils former Office for National Statistics trade specialist as European Parliament hopeful

Former national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says leaks may undermine effective decision making in the longer term

More than 12,000 pieces of government information can now be accessed via smart speaker

Conundrum highlights a dearth of investment in official statisticians' leadership skills, Royal Statistical Society head says

Department has put "strict controls on the use of bulk emails" after two data breaches, immigration minister Caroline Nokes says 

Home Office apologises for second data breach to come to light this week