Digital, Data & Technology

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