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May postpones vote as a group of MPs says it is “disappointed” in the Treasury's forecasting of the economic impact of Brexit

The Government Property Agency (GPA) invites individuals, teams and organisations across the Civil Service to submit nominations for awards in five categories

Salesforce, an American cloud-based software company, is investing big in the UK. What does this scrappy California startup turned software giant hope to achieve on this side of the pond? Geoffrey Lyons sits down with Max Roberts, Area Vice President, Enterprise Business at Salesforce UK, to find out

Public spending on tech and consultancy is so dull as to be invisible – but failing to measure it is a mistake

EU citizens working in the NHS and higher education sectors can now apply for settled status in the UK – but those with an iPhone could face a long journey if they wish to do so

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

Brexit select committee also seeks continued scrutiny role following mooted machinery of government changes

Home Office immigration enforcement DG Tyson Hepple confirmed the department had been talking to non-governmental organisations about how to add independent oversight

FDA union’s latest working hours survey paints picture of understaffing, stress and reduced productivity  

The committee also warned that uncertainty about future border arrangements "will make it extremely challenging for the Home Office" to prepare for the future

When we evaluate public policy we reach for the rational lexicon, but this risks creating cold and ineffective public services

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

HMRC, Defra and cross-departmental borders group urged to update MPs on contingency-planning work

Brexit is already transforming much more than the UK’s relationship with the EU. But amid the uncertainty and acrimony, can politicians, officials and voters seize the chance to make change for the better?

The Home Office showed "little inclination to look seriously" at its resourcing for translating documents, David Bolt said.

Local proposals to implement the government’s major economic plan are required by early 2020

Department for Transport names Allan Cook as replacement for high-speed rail role

Lines of accountability 'failed or simply did not exist' report finds

In rare speech, top spy Alex Younger claimed that ‘the digital era has profoundly changed our operating environment’

“There were warning signs from enough different sources, over a long enough period, to collectively indicate a potential problem that merited further investigation," say auditors

Boyd said he has helped to develop a "increasing appreciation of the embeddedness and the importance of science in Defra".

DfID’s Fergus McBean won the Use of Evidence Award at this year’s Civil Service Awards through an innovative approach to inform cholera prevention in war-torn Yemen. He tells Naomi Larsson how the department did it

House of Lords committee concludes that drive to tackle tax evasion “may have pressured staff to take a more aggressive approach”

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