About the author

Daniel Lambauer

Daniel joined the NAO in 2009 as a performance measurement expert and helped to establish our local government value for money team. Before his appointment to the Executive Team, he led the development of the NAO’s value for money workstream. Daniel was the Executive Director with responsibility for Strategy and Resources. He was the NAO’s Chief Information Officer and Senior Information Responsible Owner (SIRO).

Daniel was also an external member of the Audit Committee of the Office of the Auditor General Ireland. Before joining the NAO, Daniel worked in a range of sectors, including academia, management consultancy and the civil service. Daniel left the NAO in September 2024.

NAO publications

  1. Taking on the challenge of public sector cyber security

    Insight Opinion

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    The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber power in a world increasingly shaped by technologies that offer many benefits but also pose risks. The strategy reiterates that government remains an attractive […]

  2. How to audit artificial intelligence models

    Insight Opinion

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    In our ever-increasing digital and automatized world, certain buzzwords are becoming more centre stage in the public sector. One of them is “artificial intelligence”. While the concept, and development, of artificial intelligence is not new (artificial intelligence was first recognised as a formal discipline in the mid-1950s), it is a word that has been casually […]