UK.gov's tech department gets the chop after two years

The UK government is scrapping the department charged with leading digital and tech change across the public sector. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) – created by former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – will see its responsibilities split among other departments after Science Secretary Liz Kendall was axed by new Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is set to become the Department for Digital, Culture, Me