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Law expert left Department for International Trade last month after being caught in July

IfG also calls for arm's-length commission or What Works Centre to improve policymaking

Report saying there is "still much to do" comes as G4S quits immigration outsourcing

As the Department for Education refashions itself as a delivery department, its chief digital officer Emma Stace tells Civil Service World she is determined to make digital ‘just the way we do things round here’

Now in its fifth year, the Competition and Markets Authority is more active than ever in its efforts to enforce the rules of the marketplace and protect consumers against unfair trading practices. Chief executive Dr Andrea Coscelli sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss Brexit planning, the UK auditing shake-up, and learning from experience

CDIO Davinson says the biggest challenge is ensuring sufficient investment in the ‘underpinning capabilities’

Contract signed as DfT says disruption caused by "lack of trader readiness" could slow down imports of medicines via some ports

Civil service trade unions slam Johnson’s “cavalier” suspension

Organisations won't be told if their grant applications are through to the next stage until November

Precise scope of new £180k GCDIO role is unclear, as is relationship with head of GDS

New network technology creates new risk, but the same technology is driving a step-change in how we think about security, writes BT

The Next Steps programme represented a generation of reform from Thatcher to New Labour, driven by a desire to deliver services via executive agencies. Carole and Colin Talbot explore its chequered history

Dowden insists Brexit-preparation improvements ‘not about collecting personal data’

The government quickly became the UK’s fifth largest airline following the closure of Monarch Airlines. After winning the project delivery excellence award at the 2018 Civil Service Awards, Eirik Pitkethly told Civil Service World earlier this year how the Department for Transport did it

DfT says freight services will avoid Dover, Folkestone or Barking, where Brexit disruption is likely

Interim GDS chief mixes comedy-writing hobby with day job at government’s premier tech conference

CSW brings you a snapshot of progress on the Government Major Project Portfolio across four categories: military capability, ICT, infrastructure and construction, and transformation and service delivery

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

New boss sought for Treasury body that manages investments from Royal Bank of Scotland to Channel 4

Checklists sent to businesses as Defra announces more ports can handle imports of rare species

Alison Pritchard also sets out vision for closer working with HM Treasury on next Spending Round

All this week, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress on the Government Major Project Portfolio across four categories: military capability, ICT, infrastructure and construction, and transformation and service delivery. The final section looks at some of Britain’s biggest service transformation projects

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

All this week, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress on the Government Major Project Portfolio across four categories: military capability, ICT, infrastructure and construction, and transformation and service delivery. This section looks at some of Britain’s biggest building projects