HMRC seeks finance chief to manage £1bn digital and IT spend
Role comes with salary of £130,000 and remit to advise department on major tech investments
DWP signs £100k deal to ensure accessibility of Universal Credit digital services
Consultancy brought in on two-year contract to deliver audits and recommend improvements
HMRC seeks complete ‘digital fingerprint’ of online interactions to help fight fraud
Tax agency engages with suppliers that could provide tools to capture and analyse a wide range...
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Companies House recruits for digital and data leadership duo
Senior positions offer potential six-figure salaries
Cabinet Office migrates data as Covid fraud hotline is wound down
Dedicated reporting tools for coronavirus-related scams are being shuttered and case information transferred to law-enforcement entity
MPs doubtful on customer-service impact of HMRC digitisation
Public Accounts Committee report is ‘not convinced plans will sustainably reduce demand for traditional channels’
NCSC and law enforcement investigate major Royal Mail cyberattack
Incident, which has been linked to Russian ransomware group, has left customers unable to send items overseas
EXCL: HMRC reviews contact-centre resilience after ‘multiple service incidents’
Assessment was commenced shortly after five days of outages – but identified ‘no immediate concern’, according to supplier
HMRC leader: ‘We have an ambitious digitisation agenda – and we need to stay on course’
Deputy chief executive reflects on the department’s operations in an ‘ever-more connected world where money can move across continents in minutes’
NS&I plans technology transformation
Chief executive discusses ambition to ensure a ‘strong, resilient infrastructure’ for national savings bank
Valuable advice – inside the Government Office for Technology Transfer
The newly established GOTT aims to help agencies realise the value of their assets. Its chief executive explains all.
HMRC estimates 100,000 missed calls during web and helpline outages
Department issued communications advising traders not to travel to ports while services were impacted
Financial services reforms look to bring crypto inside regulation
Government proposals aim to support the greater use of digital assets in the investment sector
‘We’re not a remote-working organisation’ – spending watchdog head
NAO chief Gareth Davies tells MPs that, while auditors now spend less time onsite, in-person fieldwork remains essential
MPs bemoan lack of assessment of major projects
Reports on progress of big transformation and infrastructure programmes are patchy and often lacking in detail, according to PAC
HMRC phone and online services impacted by weekend outages
Treasury committee presses department for answers
DBS staff set for more strikes in stand-off with IT outsourcer
Contact-centre workers have previously been offered a 3.25% raise by Hinduja Global Solutions
DWP’s £93m digital Pensions Dashboards on track to start connecting schemes in April, minister claims
Regulations were approved by parliament last week and work continues to implement technical requirements
No crypto in government reserves, Treasury minister confirms
Bank of England will soon take the next steps in exploring the possible introduction of a central digital currency
Sunak plans to attract 100 AI whizz-kids to UK
Prime minster announces tells conference that the UK ‘cannot allow the world’s top talent to be drawn to America or China’
Treasury financial sanctions unit buys software for investigation and digital whistleblowing
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation invests in technology tool
DWP and HMRC given £360m to help fight fraud
Autumn statement provides backing for departments to tackle losses of billions of pounds year
HMRC readies new system to deliver ‘significant improvements’ in complaint-handling
Tax agency claims new case-management tool will be up and running early next year
Recruitment opens for next national statistician
Candidates sought to replace Sir Ian Diamond