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Microsoft's Adrian Alleyne takes a look at how the UK public sector can bridge the digital skills gap

Ed Balls, Jacqui Smith and Jack Straw are among the latest former ministers to lift the lid on their dealings with the civil service. Suzannah Brecknell reports

As the Cabinet Office makes its final offer to unions on planned reform of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, CSW's Matt Foster takes a detailed look at the key changes to redundancy terms

The FDA union argues that appointment of Cameron's former chief of staff Ed Llewellyn "undermines the principles of selection on merit"

Offer to unions on civil service redundancy shake-up could come as early as today, CSW understands, as Treasury sets out broader reform "framework"

GDS women's group convinces leadership that sanitary products are not a “luxury item”

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Public Accounts Committee says department is unable to evidence reforms' success and significant challenges remain

Stats show Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, and Home Office hit by double-digit rises as overall number of demands declines

 “We have to be intolerant of the wrong behaviours and celebrate the right ones," says international trade perm sec, as he reflects on drive to achieve gender parity in the Department for Business

Interim chief stepping up to permanent role, as the agency in charge of government procurement oversees a shift in its funding model

HMRC may need to delay digital tax plans, Treasury committee chair Andrew Tyrie tells new chancellor Philip Hammond

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments says it is not willing to give "retrospective" approval to Sir Andrew Gregory's new job as chief of the armed forces charity SSAFA

Pia Wilkes returning to the agency responsible for testing safety and emissions of vehicles after four years in the private sector

Exclusive: First woman to lead the Scottish civil service says “ingrained and rather old fashioned” views of what perm sec and director general roles involve must be confronted

Civil service also sees 10% fall in number of temporary staff, according to the latest ONS stats

 Panel of experts — which include former Paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes — launched to help civil service to improve inclusion for disabled staff

With the future of the United Kingdom once again in the balance after the vote to quit the European Union, Jess Bowie sits down with Scotland's top official to discuss Brexit, independence – and whether the culture at the top of the civil service is holding women back. Photos by David Anderson

Tom Read, who has been at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for just seven months, will take over from Arif Harbott 

HMRC chief Jon Thompson (pictured) says reorganising four existing lines of business into a more simplified structure will ensure that HMRC is "fit for the future" – as union says there is "nervousness" among some staff over timing of the changes

Former Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge calls on new prime minister Theresa May to appoint a third of perm secs from outside the civil service and challenge the “masonic” culture among senior officials

Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer announces Watmore’s five-year term in office will start on October 1

Public Accounts Committee calls for evidence on reports the multi-million-pound initiative had "no discernible impact” on unemployment, truancy or criminality

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