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Departmental response reveals that discussions are already underway with sector over forthcoming policy document due to be published with new NHS plan in the autumn

Select committee calls for the UK government to agree updated devolution rules to avoid a further breakdown in relations after Brexit

Reports had indicated the army are also on standby to help distribute out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities

Cost of protecting key communication link deemed prohibitive in 1990

BT's Mark Hughes argues that nation states should act now to put in place cyber defences to protect themselves from the most advanced threats ever seen.

Ross Duncan, of HM Passport Office, says the civil service should make the most of people with neurodiverse conditions as it prepares for an era of digital government and automation

Former policy adviser at Department for Education says she would like to encourage more young people into politics and the civil service

Ministers have reportedly shelved plans agreed at last month's Chequers summit to publish a report on 'no deal' planning every week during the summer recess

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

Introduction of 21 privately run companies in 2014 have faced “significant challenges” says justice secretary David Gauke

The annual awards ceremony celebrating diversity work across government will take place in October

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations

A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’

Watmore calls for more progress on diversity and hails programme to get ex-offenders in government jobs

In a new report the charity calls for a new profession, the “public entrepreneur”, with a skills passport to aid career development

Economic and Domestic Secretariat DG appointed second perm sec following departure of Wilkinson for national security role

Olly Robbins confirms cross-government talks between the EU and departments including the Treasury, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the Department for International Trade

Union and Labour call for government to disclose whether officials are being monitored for their political beliefs

The stories you may have missed as the government released a host of statements on the last day before summer recess

Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers

National Archives files reveal that 1,420 Whitehall staff were monitored by security services

Public Accounts Committee says need to embed procurement best practice across civil service is crucial following Carillion collapse

The Police ICT Company and Vodafone have created a national voice and data price plan that will save police forces money.

On the 4th June 2018, BT partnered with Cratus Communications and Public Policy Projects for the inaugural Chamberlain Lecture given by Lord Heseltine at BT Tower.