Digital, Data & Technology

Government should be trialling use of distributed ledger technologies to improve welfare payments, according to a report published today

Project "Ocean Liner" reportedly mulls insourcing and says there is "no consistent advice" for dealing with IT challenges across government

Successful candidate will succeed Tim Kelsey to lead on IT procurement and implementation

Government Digital Service prepares to roll out text, email and letter notification service for citizens in bid to cut inbound calls

HM Revenue and Customs boss is leaving the civil service later this year – and vows to carefully consider "appropriateness of potential roles and organisations" for life after Whitehall

After a scathing report on problems with the digital overhaul of the system for paying EU subsidies, spending watchdogs Meg Hillier and Amyas Morse criticise behaviour that was "distressing to staff and visibly confrontational"

Liam Maxwell announces that DVLA's chief technology officer is heading back to the centre of government in January

Rosemary Agnew says open data should be seen as complementing Freedom of Information, as she warns UK government commission is a “threat to FoI in the UK"

Whitehall's former digital chief to offer advice to governments around the world

National Audit Office says project likely to be finished eight years later than originally thought

Report by former deputy governor of the Bank of England says 90% of ONS staff were “unwilling to move” out of London, leading to a “loss of knowledge and experience”

National Audit Office survey finds concern among government's digital leaders over their ability to recruit and retain staff – but there's support for many Cabinet Office intiatives to sharpen tech skills