# Government Digital Service move 'grinds gears' in UK's e-government

DevFeed: [Government Digital Service move 'grinds gears' in UK's e-government](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/government-digital-service-move-grinds-gears-in-uk-s-e-government-41311.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/09/17/government-digital-service-move-grinds-gears-in-uks-e-government/5296784>)

Author: Lindsay Clark

Published: 2026-09-17T09:15:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [digital](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [digital](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [public-sector](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-sector.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [talent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talent.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [uk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uk.md>)

## AI overview

Experts fear a loss of talent after the team responsible for technology strategy was moved to a third department in three years, creating friction in the UK's e-government efforts.

## Source excerpt

As team responsible for tech strategy shunted to third department in three years, experts fear exodus of talent