The Coalition says it will spend $50 million in an effort to sort out the government's much maligned myGov web portal if it wins the election.

The Prime Minister has also confirmed that his pet project the Digital Transformation Office will be taking the lead in trying to reinvent the service, as revealed by Fairfax in January.

Malcolm Turnbull is vowing to improve the myGov system. Credit:Andrew Meares

Malcolm Turnbull said the DTO would "partner" with other departments who used the gateway, like the ATO, Centrelink and Medicare in an effort to improve the user experience of myGov.

He promised to revamp the hated log-in protocols with a new system allowing users to choose their own unique username, starting with their email address and "the overall sign-in experience will be simplified and improved".