Digital, Data & Technology

Wash-up period sees government compromise to rush crucial tax legislation through House of Commons

Outgoing civil service commissioners highlight concerns that pay restrictions are limiting the attractiveness of some posts, while slow recruitment processes stop departments hiring top candidates

Former Cabinet Office minister says his perception of the civil service went “downhill a lot” during the coalition government

Think tank says data dashboards have the potential to mislead and urges government to boost staff’s data science skills

Newport campus part of £17m investment in new technology and data sources

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood among those to welcome appointment to top security post

Cabinet Office summons Google to answer concerns over video-sharing subsidiary

Auditor general says he has support for plan from Whitehall permanent secretaries

Government Digital Service director general tells CSW's sister title Public Technology that his team is "moving away from the one-size-fits-all model" brought in under Francis Maude

Fledgling ministry offers £90,000 a year for senior officer to deliver “single device” for international trade staff to work with

One-year to the introduction of quarterly reporting announced after concern MPs on the Treasury committee

GDS announces rollout of GOV.UK Notify, which aims to save departments money and and speed up services by offering people instant access to documents and information

Wide-ranging plan includes announcement of new "Digital Government Partnership" to encourage innovation in Whitehall – as Labour's Louise Haigh blasts "recycled announcements and meagre commitments"

Civil service's head of executive recruitment tells CSW that new online recruitment tool – Applied – will focus on increasing diversity and speeding up the sifting process

Select committee seeks feedback on payment delays, registration errors, and possible tweaks

House of Lords committee puts HMRC officials through their paces

Retaining public trust “absolutely critical" to plans for data-drive government, says the civil service CEO

Tax collection agency beats target by 400,000 users months ahead of self-imposed deadline

Perm sec makes work services director Susan Park accountable for payments system’s operation across Jobcentres and service centres

Department says it is "committed to Verify as the single identification service for individuals and is fully focused on delivering this", amid questions over its use of an alternative to the Cabinet Office-backed platform

HMRC programme director Mike Howes-Roberts calls for "honest and candid dialogue" with other departments as he confirms tax authority will not make full use of much-heralded GDS platform