Digital, Data & Technology

“I’ve read many times about the end of GDS, but it has always come back stronger than before,” says new GDS director general

New Government Digital Service director general's DWP roles are to be shared across the department

Exclusive: Former Cabinet Office minister says nothing should be done to weaken the "central authority" of the Government Digital Service, as the United Nations' latest e-government index has Britain at the top for the first time

Digital Marketplace team manages public sector procurement and Warren Smith has been interim director for the past five months

Public sector organisations can now buy blockchain technologies through the government’s Digital Marketplace

Announcement comes just days after the Public Accounts Committee urged consistent leadership on winding down of HMRC's major Aspire contract

The big leadership changes in government digital seem like a triumph for those who believe a government organised along Victorian lines is still fit for fixing today’s problems, argues former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway

Key government-as-a-platform service moves a step closer

Former minister for the Cabinet Office also tells the Centre for Public Impact that he regrets not doing more to iron out civil servants' frustrations with technology

HMRC's customer service director general says she is "confident that what the Public Accounts Committee are suggesting won't happen"

26% of competitions overseen by Whitehall's jobs watchdog saw private sector candidates appointed in 2015-16, new data show

Department creates new unit at Marsham Street under stewardship of former chief technology officer Sarah Wilkinson

National Audit Office says HMRC must not make taxpayers "underwrite the risk of failure through service breakdowns" – as tax expert tells CSW the timetable for Making Tax Digital may need to be reset

Former minister for the Cabinet Office takes on the digital and culture brief in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exclusive: Civil service workforce plan launches with promise to increase specialisation, improve training – and review the civil service "reward offer"

New survey by the Information Commissioner’s Office flags ongoing public concern about government use of data

National Digital Conference sees Cabinet Office minister, officials and tech suppliers focus on changing attitudes to digital and technology in the workplace – as well as the future of automation

HMRC's Mark Dearnley says new company – set up to employ staff moving over from the £10bn Aspire contract – will have to abide by the Treasury's 1% pay cap, as union warns terms and conditions leading to a "drain of staff"

Key government plan to create common digital platforms still needs explaining to civil service staff, new study finds

National Audit Office updates MPs on HMRC's progress to replace Aspire

Cabinet Office minister says we must recognise “just how much” tech skills are rewarded outside the civil service

Party leaders call for deadline extension after government website crashes under pressure

Common Technology Service director details joined-up approach to handle “£8bn in contract exits”

Latest ranking of digital services in the EU puts UK top for open data – but slipping on use of online forms