Interviews & Features
Outside help: how external affairs can help government
The newest profession in the Government Communication Service focuses on improving the way government talks directly to key stakeholders. Jonathan Owen speaks to members of the new External...
How to get promoted: what the government’s new success profiles mean for you
A wide-ranging change to how government recruits for roles is being introduced across government...
Inside government's data science revolution: 'If none of our ideas fail, we are not being ambitious enough'
Tom Smith, managing director of the ONS Data Science Campus, tells CSW's sister title...
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To mark World Mental Health Day, CSW asked two of the civil service's mental health first aiders to reflect on what they've learned so far
Lord Deben is as intrepid and combative an advocate for the environment as anyone concerned about climate change could want. Better known as John Gummer, the former environment minister and now...
"When we first launched, we had no senior champions and no official support from the department... we compiled data, built an evidence base, and did everything we needed to do to prove our worth...
Ian Ackerley left the world of commercial banking to join NS&I as its chief executive last year. He speaks to Jonathan Owen about the need to turn Britain from being a nation of spenders to a...
Colin Marrs reports on a Civil Service Live round table discussion exploring how to spread innovation across government
The civil service is committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer by 2020. But how is it getting on? Tim Gibson listens in to a roundtable about the topic to find out
"When I was at college, I never knew the civil service was for everyone to join, it thought it was a unique ‘club’. We need to make sure all new talent realises it is a career option for anyone...
"There are plenty of positive professional role models in the technology industry, but getting access to them is not easy"
From long-standing initiatives in the intelligence services to new staff networks, training and work experience, the civil service is waking up to the benefits of a more neurodiverse workforce....
In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service...
In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service...
In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service...