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

Louise Casey, Tory backbenchers and PCS union raise fears over implementation plans

Launch of free trade think tank in the Foreign Office showed "astonishing lack of judgement in using official government buildings", says FDA

Civil servants have access to an unprecedented amount of data, but how can they better use it to improve citizen outcomes? Geoffrey Lyons reports on a recent round table discussion

DExEU, Cabinet Office, and Defra under fire for refusal to answer information requests

Government Property Unit releases numbers as Labour announces policy to nationalise private finance initiative contracts

Tony Douglas will stand down from role at Defence Equipment and Support to return to aviation sector

Amid tensions between UK parliaments over EU Withdrawal Bill, incoming DExEU perm sec insists devolution is ‘meat and drink’ to civil servants

Cabinet Office accounts reveal big hike in spending on interim workers to ensure key programmes are delivered

Chair of department’s women’s network calls on male staff across the civil service to act as allies to feminist cause

Cabinet Office says the proposal has not yet been agreed, despite reports

IfG urges civil service to ‘get a grip on Brexit workforce strategy’ as FOI request finds high staff turnover in DExEU

Shadow health secretary said Cabinet Office and Treasury would work together to review contracts

Lord Bridges said there’s no time to focus on anything but Brexit-related priorities

The One Team Government movement has big ambitions to reform how Whitehall works by getting different professions and departments to work better together. PublicTechnology meets its co-founder Kit Collingwood-Richardson to find out more

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

Capita, Interserve, Cipfa and the Open University on Crown Commercial Service’s 16-strong list to train “next generation” of civil servants

Long-term mental health problems against a backdrop of staff cuts drives Northern Ireland staff absences trend

Theresa May set to give speech today setting out the government’s offer in the next stage of negotiations

Quarterly snapshot indicates improved timeliness among departments

City centre office block will house 3,600 civil servants

ACOBA says cybersecurity role with US firm was announced before it had approved the appointment

With Brexit negotiations in full swing, the editors of Civil Service World,  PoliticsHome, the Parliament Magazine, Holyrood Magazine, Public Affairs News, Total Politics, and The House have joined forces to discuss the latest political thinking from London, Brussels and Edinburgh.

Wireless internet service passes beta assessment and is now available in more than 100 locations across the UK