Unwiring Whitehall? Why HMG is facing a CIO exodus

“A digital minister asked a CTO to colour code their Word documents…”

Edward Targett

Jan 20, 2025 - 6 min read

Senior civil servants demonstrate their agility. (Here, actually, we have the Yeomen of the Guard in Prince’s Chamber, picking up their lamps to undertake the first ceremony of State Opening, the checking of the cellars. Copyright House of Lords 2023/Roger Harris, used with permission.)

In October 2024, three senior government digital leaders made their way to Amazon’s London HQ for a panel discussion on “rewiring Whitehall” organised by the Department for Work and Pensions’ digital team.

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