Stats watchdog to probe HMRC’s £7bn tax data gaffe
Office for Statistics Regulation will – at HMRC’s behest – examine error that saw tax contributions double-counted
DWP in-house IT company doubles in size
Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124
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West Midlands ‘shifts focus’ of digital leadership on back of 5G plans
Plans for chief digital officer are shelved but authority remains focused on ‘embedding digital capability’ across the organisation
DCMS officials to seek Pinterest talks
Culture secretary reveals he is ‘extremely concerned’ about algorithms
The NHS Long Term Plan – five implications for health tech
Behind the headline focus on digital GP consultations, there were lots of other significant implications for health technology firms in government's recent plan for the future of the health service. Ben Moody of techUK digs into the detail.
Civil service Mentor Match site to close
Users express sadness at loss of digital platform for forging relationships
Essex offers £119k for tech services head
Role comes with remit to serve as ‘internal change partner’
Hancock warns social media sites to remove harmful content or face new legislation
Health secretary writes letter after families accuse internet firms of hosting material promoting self-harm
Military research unit looks to ‘get faster on cyber and AI’
Tech is becoming more prominent in the threat posed to the UK’s security, according to the CEO of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Could Norfolk be the next Netflix?
Hackathons are a way for Norfolk to drive digital innovation in adult social care. Gill Hitchcock reports on the council’s achievements and aspirations.
Whitehall digital scene a ‘merry-go-round’ as departments scrap for skills – IfG report
Internal competition is rife for in-demand tech talent, think tank finds
Capita-led recruitment project hamstrung by Army’s ‘antiquated IT system’, MPs told
The MoD and the Army made a number of errors during the troubled project to help meet the Army’s recruitment targets, officials have admitted
GDS offers £130k for service design head
Organisation seeks manager to replace Nic Harrison in role spearheading design, standards, and controls
How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’
Critics have claimed that an analytics project being led by West Midlands Police is bringing the dystopia of Minority Report to life. But superintendent Iain Donnelly tells PublicTechnology that he is determined to use tech and data ‘as a force for good’
Ministers urge airports to ‘step up’ in face of drone threat
Defence select committee considers launching inquiry into military response
Which IT heavyweight has won a deal to supply servers to Number 10?
Prime Minister’s Office awards one-year hardware contract
Interview: CIO for overseas military operations on the rising nation-state cyberthreat facing the MoD
Nicholas Lloyd, who oversees technology across 52 global locations, discusses the changing threat landscape
DWP in-house IT firm BPDTS shakes up management
New chair and board member appointed as annual accounts show GovCo delivered £40m of IT services in FY18
National statistician John Pullinger on the 'marvellous opportunity' of the Digital Economy Act
The head of the government statistical service looks back on 2018
DWP digital chief picks AI, data sharing, and digital identity as 2019 priorities
Interim CDIO Simon McKinnon provides insight into department's agenda for the year ahead
Local Digital Fund dishes out £1.25m to 16 councils in first investment round
One sixth of £7.5m available funding pot is allocated after first tranche of applications
Defra offers £140k for leader to helm post-Brexit transformation
Department recruiting for COO
Innovate UK head looks back on 'a year of incredible change'
Ian Campbell discusses the Industrial Strategy and the opportunities ahead for UK Research and Innovation