Civil Service Pensions Taskforce head Angela MacDonald to retire
08 May Digital, Data & Technology

Civil Service Pensions Taskforce head Angela MacDonald to retire

Cabinet Office will appoint an operational director to serve as a permanent successor but HMRC says it has “no plans” for a new second perm sec
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Chief technology officer sets out vision for 'intelligent government'
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Chief technology officer sets out vision for 'intelligent government'
AI chatbot fully integrated into GOV.UK app
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AI chatbot fully integrated into GOV.UK app
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National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser
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Department offering a salary of £149,000 for expanded director-general level role
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'We need to read this stuff and sometimes its awful': Scottish FOI commissioner on WhatsApp usage
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DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
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DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
DSIT should play a coordinating role to help departments adopt new tech, Social Market Foundation says
Government launches Laboratory for AI Security Research
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Lab will "pull together world-class experts to assess impact of AI on our national security”, McFadden says
The price of everything and value of nothing
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New teams, units and quangos come and go in government, often at the whim of ministers. How do we make sure the Office for Value for Money is effective?
MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
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MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
Perm sec tells MPs department is facing a 10% reduction in headcount over the course of the current parliament
MoD to investigate potential for AI to improve productivity
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MoD to investigate potential for AI to improve productivity
Department will develop 'productivity portfolio' to identify possible uses of emerging technology
DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
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DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
CDDO chair and IBM UK and Ireland chief exec among department's new non-executive directors
DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
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DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
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'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
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'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
Government’s core digital units have relocated from their long-standing base in the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Sam Trendall talks to sector experts to assess the impact of the move
Digital identity watchdog launches in DSIT
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Digital identity watchdog launches in DSIT
Office for Digital Identities and Attributes opens formally two years after interim body launched in DCMS
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
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DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff