UK government's new CIO

Government IT has a new boss: John Suffolk, the current head of Criminal Justice IT. Apparently, ‘he has a background of over 25 years’ experience in IT and major transformation programmes. John has worked in the financial service industries and has extensive experience in delivering ITโ€“enabled change.’ Let’s see how long the smile stays on his ‘“face”‘. (I don’t know why the Cabinet Office felt it needed three inverted commas.)