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Last year’s novichok attacks in Salisbury brought global threats to the doorstep of the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Chief executive Gary Aitkenhead tells Richard Johnstone how it is responding to the changing world

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

Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO

Public Accounts Committee questions Gareth Davies about his time as a board member when Haiti allegations emerged

IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.

Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short

Public appointments review author also praises training among civil service professions as "light years" ahead of his time

There’s some Brexit semantic skirmishes as the cabinet secretary and the civil service chief exec appear before PACAC. Dave Penman watches it so you don’t have to

Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.

Rapid job changes across government costs money and is bad for policy. So why does it persist?

Prime minister said she will listen to the result and is required to return to Parliament with a new plan by Monday night

IfG finds staff move on more rapidly in the UK than in other civil services and puts cost of churn at £74m a year

MoD permanent secretary admits the contract has not been "anywhere near as successful as we’d like".

UK Supreme Court rejects request for NI attorney general for clarification on powers, saying they should be addressed in court case.

Twelve months on from the collapse of one of the government’s biggest contractors, Richard Johnstone looks at how the Cabinet Office has responded and reformed its approach to outsourcing

HMRC grabs 2018 top spot, but new civil service-wide benchmark reveals unexpected findings

Cross-departmental plan intends to cut the societal cost of pollution by £5.3bn annually by 2030

BT shows how to move from separate audio and web conferencing services to a fully integrated video, mobile, any device from anywhere meeting experience

Reports claim the bloc could reopen exit talks if a clear parliamentary consensus emerges in Westminster.

Department embarks upon drive to deliver 250 digital services in a more ‘joined-up way’

Jonathan Slater urges staff to put themselves forward for “vital” roles

Unions urge members to continue to bring forward complaints and “expect that the Scottish Government will handle their complaint properly”.

Government Legal Department perm sec is one of just six lawyers recognised for non-court work

Whitehall’s biggest union asks members for views on “cost of living” pay demand for 2019