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The role of private secretary is a well-beaten path to power. but what’s so special about being a secretary? Andrew Greenway explores

Prime minister also sets out plans to brief MPs and devolved administrations more in future trade talks after Brexit

The demands of Brexit and unprecedented ministerial turnover are hindering policy implementation, the IfG said.

Taking up the roles of cabinet secretary and head of the civil service at a time of seismic change, Sir Mark Sedwill is leading a 400,000-strong team that is growing fast and working hard amid deep uncertainty. He talks to Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell about his priorities, and what he thinks will define his time as government’s top official

MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up

BT always talks about helping its customers be there in the moments that matter. And that’s the idea at the core of their new Customer Experience Centres. Experience BT solutions first-hand and feel the difference that powerful communications can make. 

Move aims to help managers and applicants understand range of opportunities

Welsh HQ will house more than 1,700 staff at site between Cardiff and Pontypridd

Last year’s novichok attacks in Salisbury brought global threats to the doorstep of the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Chief executive Gary Aitkenhead tells Richard Johnstone how it is responding to the changing world

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO

Public Accounts Committee questions Gareth Davies about his time as a board member when Haiti allegations emerged

IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.

Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short

Public appointments review author also praises training among civil service professions as "light years" ahead of his time

There’s some Brexit semantic skirmishes as the cabinet secretary and the civil service chief exec appear before PACAC. Dave Penman watches it so you don’t have to

Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.

Rapid job changes across government costs money and is bad for policy. So why does it persist?

Prime minister said she will listen to the result and is required to return to Parliament with a new plan by Monday night

IfG finds staff move on more rapidly in the UK than in other civil services and puts cost of churn at £74m a year

MoD permanent secretary admits the contract has not been "anywhere near as successful as we’d like".

UK Supreme Court rejects request for NI attorney general for clarification on powers, saying they should be addressed in court case.

Twelve months on from the collapse of one of the government’s biggest contractors, Richard Johnstone looks at how the Cabinet Office has responded and reformed its approach to outsourcing

HMRC grabs 2018 top spot, but new civil service-wide benchmark reveals unexpected findings