Digital, Data & Technology

Arif Harbott and Emily Ackroyd joining the GDS, Kevin Cunnington announces

New strategy unveiled by the chancellor to be broken up into three strands – "defence, deter and develop" 

New report by the Institute for Government flags skills gap, policy divide and officials' attitudes to digital as potential barrier to service transformation and big savings

 Exit of chief technology officer marks latest in a series of departures from Government Digital Service over the last three months

Civil service human resources team wants to modernise and improve digital recruitment services

National Audit Office says GDS now getting on better with Defra after subsidies fiasco – but announces wider probe into effectiveness of the central digital team

Foreshew-Cain, who left Whitehall last month, follows in the footsteps of ex-GDS leader Mike Bracken

New director general Kevin Cunnington sets out his "cunning plan" for the Government Digital Service, and outlines plans to create "one national structure" for senior digital staff

In his first press briefing since taking over at the Government Digital Service, Kevin Cunnington signals his plan for lighter spend controls, a greater national presence – and perhaps a farewell to GDS's trademark bunting. Rebecca Hill of CSW's sister site PublicTechnology reports​

Confirmed: MoD's chief information officer Mike Stone to leave in March next year

Former British ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould to be based in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport