DIT gears up for negotiations as it completes recruitment of trade commissioners
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National technology advisor Liam Maxwell set to depart government for role at Amazon
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Warning as Brexit pressures massively increase scale and complexity of £157m plan to replace "ageing technology"
Commission urges focus on investment away from London and the South East, but warns of “dilution” of know-how witnessed by civil service departments
Firms representing 40% of central government procurement spending agree to quicken payments to tackle £26bn backlog
As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre
National Audit Office says department did not look carefully enough at other ways to fund new nuclear plant
Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are already being implemented
Crawford Falconer to advise on post-Brexit deals and lead development of trade profession across the civil service
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