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Fretting about tomorrow’s front pages, dealing with Downing Street, and letting the policy team down gently – former press officer Dunstan Hadley reveals what it’s really like working in government comms

Future Reserves 2020 moves from "Amber/Red" to "Red" rating in Major Projects Authority's latest assessment, but Ministry of Defence says scheme "on schedule to realise its benefits"

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin appoints TfL commissioner Sir Peter Hendy as new chair of Network Rail as agency is blamed for delays to rail improvements

The civil service's leadership is undoubtedly serious about diversity, but it has a tough road ahead of it

Business secretary tells MPs that flagship coalition project will be moved out of the public sector to allow it to borrow more and "grow its business"

Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”

European Commission research singles out GOV.UK

Report by the National Audit Office says Department for Communities and Local Government must learn from coalition government’s scheme to sell public land for new homes

Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements

Ahead of tonight’s ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Civil Service Awards, Björn Conway of EY shares his experience of being a judge, and why he believes it's important to celebrate the achievements of civil servants

Special report: Ministers made bold promises about the impact of mutualisation on civil service pensions. But as Matt Foster reports, administrator MyCSP has left some retired officials tearing their hair out

Permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser tells CSW the FCO must have “a comparable offer” with other departments

Report by the NAO says departments have often failed to set out rationale for use of payment-by-results mechanisms

Does the government’s National Cyber Security Programme have what it takes to face up to a threat that keeps on evolving? Tim Gibson examines this ambitious major project

BIS perm sec Martin Donnelly requests rare "letter of direction" from minister Sajid Javid after raising value-for-money concerns over plan to gift extra shares to Royal Mail staff

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock says new "implementation taskforces" recognise the need for cross-government working, but stresses the need for accountability

Study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies raises concern over private sector's ability to absorb public sector job losses

Conservative backbenchers put pressure on Downing Street to ensure machinery of government remains neutral in run-up to the European referendum

Former non-exec Dame Sue Street says justice secretary's move "not in the spirit of good governance"

Closer collaboration is key to achieving IT value for money, says BT's Julie Tankard

National Audit Office finds £3.2bn training programme will "not be running at full capacity until 2019"

Security review calls for “comprehensive and comprehensible new law” to govern security agencies’ surveillance powers

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID’s aid measurement focuses too much on short term financial results over long term ‘transformative change’

Cameron's new implementation taskforces are a welcome step if government wants to prioritise impact. But delivery remains an uphill struggle