This report examines whether Defra has a full understanding of its legacy challenges, including cyber security risks, and if plans to address the problem are realistic, achievable and aligned to future needs.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This report sets out the lessons for government and departments to learn from the experience of implementing digital change.
This report assesses the Home Office’s progress in delivering the National Law Enforcement Data Service programme to replace outdated police ICT systems.
This report examines the Digital Services at the Border programme to assess whether it has delivered value for money.
HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme is now expected to cost five times the original forecast in 2016 (in real terms) following repeated delays.
The new directorates that replaced the former UKBA have made progress in some areas but not across the whole business.
This report examines the MoD’s progress implementing digital transformation.
The shielding programme was a swift government wide response to identify and protect clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people against COVID-19. Our recent report on Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown, shows how government quickly recognised the need to provide food, medicines and basic care to those CEV people shielding. This had to […]
The head of the National Audit Office will today (Thursday 8 December) outline lessons from its reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament. Gareth Davies, Comptroller & Auditor General, will also offer guidance for decision-makers seeking public spending efficiencies against a tough economic backdrop. Davies was […]
These case studies illustrate how four government bodies are managing the risk of their legacy ICT systems (that is, typically older ICT systems critical for the delivery of public services).
There are signs MOD has begun to make trade-offs with cost, time and technical requirements. But some major projects still suffer cost rises and delay.
This report considers the readiness of the government to deliver its ambitions for digital transformation in the NHS in England.
These case studies illustrate how four government bodies are managing the risk of their legacy ICT systems (that is, typically older ICT systems critical for the delivery of public services).
These case studies illustrate how four government bodies are managing the risk of their legacy ICT systems (that is, typically older ICT systems critical for the delivery of public services).
These case studies illustrate how four government bodies are managing the risk of their legacy ICT systems (that is, typically older ICT systems critical for the delivery of public services).
The cyber threat to UK government is severe; government must act now to protect its own operations and key public services.
This report assesses how prepared government departments are for the changes required at the border after EU exit.
The BBC has improved the value for money of its activity, but there is scope to make improvements, particularly on licence fee evasion and the incomplete transition programme.
Older ICT systems critical for the delivery of key public services (‘legacy ICT’) expose departments to risks which must be understood and managed.