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Commercial skills still lacking in some departments, Reform report finds

Two decades after the Scottish Government and Welsh Government came into existence, politicians reflect on how staff reacted

National Audit Office says department only has a limited evidence base, two years into 10-year drive to boost employment levels

Environment secretary also reveals rising number of secondments from Natural England

Lord Adonis's calls for permanent secretaries to resign are "an unwelcome reminder about the dearth of knowledge most politicians claim to have about the civil service"

Former cabinet secretary also dismisses "Remainer conspiracy" as he repeats call for public inquiry on Brexit

CDC is doing too little to ensure the billions it invests have maximum impact, ICAI says

Interim secretariat of 16 civil servants won't fulfil all of planned regulator's functions, environment secretary tells MPs

At a time when global organisations are trying to keep costs low to be competitive, BT details how security testing is not an area in which you can afford to cut corners 

New pharmaceutical regulator chief must oversee industry's post-Brexit transition 

Confidential document warns no-deal "structure will quickly fall if too many decisions are unnecessarily escalated to the top levels"

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

Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years

Committee says department’s refusal to engage on key site for Richmond House redevelopment could also add £350m to project cost

The successful candidate must be medically qualified, with a “considerable national profile” DHSC insists

Eight-hundred staff on the move, hundreds of millions in wage costs and holiday bans – how the civil service is preparing for Brexit day

MPs say department has overseen seriously unacceptable practice in almost every area of the deportation system

Sir Leigh Lewis retired at the end of 2010 after a 38-year career in government that included perm sec stints in both the Home Office and the Department for Work and Pensions. Here are 10 things he’s learned about life after the higher echelons of Whitehall

Setting out her vision for the upcoming Spending Review, Truss said the Treasury would “prioritise ruthlessly”

Government evaluation finds every £1 spent on the programme delivers £2.28 in economic benefits, with largest benefits for children at serious risk

The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads

Non-departmental public body with responsibility for T-levels offers up to £140k a year for next boss

Request comes after MPs rejected May's withdrawal agreement for the second time last week

BT defines how SD-WAN can help to keep organisations in touch with their applications - reliably, and securely