After a tough few years for social housing, the new Homes & Communities Agency chief Andy Rose tells Matt Ross that with smaller grants and fewer bank loans, his aim is to create a safe and attractive space for private investors.

A former language teacher explains why his idealism turned to disillusion as he learned how today’s school system works

Our sun warms the planet and gives us life, but it also threatens to blitz our IT, communications and power systems. Joshua Chambers investigates the danger of solar storms, and talks to the officials working to counter the risks

Like every government department, the MoD must enact widespread job cuts – but its task is made uniquely difficult by the political sensitivities around armed forces redundancies. Winnie Agbonlahor investigates

Digital technologies have created huge new possibilities, turning records of past work into valuable assets. Stuart Watson reports on a round table on the power of information governance to transform the civil service’s work.

The unions are getting thoroughly angry at government cuts and service reforms. They’re already planning a day of autumn strikes – and at a fringe meeting, Matt Ross hears much talk of direct action and ideological struggles.

Civil Service World interviews a social care commissioner about the effects of funding cuts - and it's not all bad.

While James Bond relies on Q for his gadgets, Britain’s armed forces use the MoD’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory. Its chief executive Jonathan Lyle talks to Joshua Chambers about DSTL’s work

Government’s Major Projects Portfolio is regularly assessed to look for warning signs that indicate a programme is going awry. CSW has researched key projects in four departments to gauge the performance of civil service project managers.

In a Special Report published in CSW on 25 September, we examined 12 major projects: three each from the defence, transport, health, and work & pensions departments. We chose projects of a range of types, and covering the ‘traffic light’ risk spectrum from green to red. The text below covers one of the four departments: click here to read our introduction and methodology.

In a Special Report published in CSW on 25 September, we examined 12 major projects: three each from the defence, transport, health, and work & pensions departments. We chose projects of a range of types, and covering the ‘traffic light’ risk spectrum from green to red. The text below covers one of the four departments: click here to read our introduction and methodology.

In a Special Report published in CSW on 25 September, we examined 12 major projects: three each from the defence, transport, health, and work & pensions departments. We chose projects of a range of types, and covering the ‘traffic light’ risk spectrum from green to red. The text below covers one of the four departments: click here to read our introduction and methodology.

In a Special Report published in CSW on 25 September, we examined 12 major projects: three each from the defence, transport, health, and work & pensions departments. We chose projects of a range of types, and covering the ‘traffic light’ risk spectrum from green to red. The text below covers one of the four departments: click here to read our introduction and methodology.

The Freedom of Information Act isn’t popular in Whitehall, but information commissioner Christopher Graham tells Joshua Chambers that the criticisms are misplaced: the real problem is poor info security and data losses

To cure the lobbying industry of all its scandals, the government has prescribed a bill. But as Winnie Agbonlahor finds, the bill as it stands will have little impact on most lobbyists – and is thus unlikely to heal the patient

This week’s interviewee is a biomedical technician looking after ward-based medical equipment in an urban area hospital.

NHS chief Sir David Nicholson has faced a storm of criticism in recent months as concerns over care quality have rocked hospitals across the country. He tells Suzannah Brecknell of his determination to fix the problems

From unemployment to drug addiction, the public sector’s approach to helping families with multiple problems has often been fragmented. Joshua Chambers explores the new government scheme to unite these efforts

The separation between British health and social care has survived far longer than the iron curtain that divided Europe for 44 years. Winnie Agbonlahor looks at the government’s latest efforts to marry the two core services.

As director general of the Attorney General’s Office, Rowena Collins Rice sits at the legal heart of Whitehall. She tells Matt Ross about the Leveson Inquiry, Freedom of Information and overseeing government legal issues

Departments seem to be making good progress towards government’s goal of spending a quarter of its money with small businesses by 2015. But as Colin Marrs digs into the figures, a more complex picture emerges

Behind the debate around constitutional reform and outsourcing policy work, another major change to policymaking has occurred almost unremarked. Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury take a look at the tsars phenomenon.

Central government is dependent on local authorities for many aspects of service delivery, but the working relationship is often a difficult one. Jon Stone hears council officials’ views of their Whitehall counterparts.

An NHS worker warns that gains in mental health care must be defended by focusing on staff retention.