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CABINET OFFICE NEWS
Major inconsistencies found in Whitehall software spending
Some departments found to be spending up to three times more than others on ERP systems
Open data pledge troubled by government IT doubts
Fears have emerged that public bodies may struggle to fulfil the government's open data promises due to inadequate IT
Mayoral candidate wants to be ''inclusive''
Siobhan Benita quit the civil service because she got frustrated by Whitehall's invisible impartiality
Andy Nelson takes top government IT job
Government appoints Andy Nelson as its new chief information officer, who is due to take over from Joe Harley in March
Civil service – ''it's the reform that's lacking''
Francis Maude says he will now publish a policy paper outlining government aspirations for civil service reform
LATEST CABINET OFFICE FEATURES
Sir Gus on Whitehall's big challenge
As Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell tidied his desk prior to leaving his key Whitehall post, he spoke to Alison Thomas about what had been achieved in his six years in the top job – and about his hopes for a trimmed and invigorated civil service
City group that wants to change the world
Shaks Ghosh, chief executive of the Private Equity Foundation, tells Alison Thomas how this City-backed group aims to share not just wealth, but ''the tools of the trade – the things that have made us successful in business'' – with the voluntary sector
A story to tell
Professor Tim Crabbe, Chair of Substance, explains how mixing hard evidence with soft has been key to youth crime prevention group Positive Futures securing government funding
Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister
Francis Maude
Cabinet Office minister
Oliver Letwin
Cabinet Office minister and paymaster general
Nick Hurd
Civil society minister
Mark Harper
Political and constitutional reform minister
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