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Three letters come as Michael Gove announces Operation Yellowhammer plans for a no-deal Brexit have been implemented

Lond-awaited energy white paper finally on its way, business secretary tells MPs

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

Authorities look to Whitehall’s ground-breaking Race Disparity Audit to understand and improve local issues 

Department gets green light for third round of spending on software to complete deployment

Javid confirms Treasury won't publish further analysis but independent think tank finds latest deal could be more damaging than its predecessor

Johnson will chair panel to spearhead cross-departmental approach on environmental protection

Boris Johnson has hailed his new Brexit deal with the EU ahead of a parliamentary vote tomorrow. What’s changed since the last one?

Prime minister announces deal reached, but government’s DUP allies indicate they may not back it

Help for Heroes recovery director Retired Colonel David Richmond will take on cross-government role

The Welsh Government's award-winning smart working project in its Merthyr Tydfil office has set a template that is being rolled out across all its civil service buildings. Welsh Government chief digital officer Caren Fullerton explains how it was done

Freight service will transport medical supplies with short shelf lives like radioisotopes and human organs

Transport secretary also reveals Northern franchise could be nationalised over contractor's poor performance

Newcastle City Council chief to help manage cross-government property efficiency drive

In CSW’s estates and smart working special report, GPA chair Liz Peace recalled how offices across government have changed, and the need to keep improving

Technological change presents an opportunity for things to be done in a different way. Jonathan Owen reports on a round table where leading civil servants came together to work out how to go about stimulating digital innovation

Spending watchdog warns there are significant Brexit risks 'beyond government's control'

Former officials have an increasingly public role in national debate – is that always a good thing? Suzannah Brecknell explores how retired mandarins balance their duty to contribute to the public discourse with the self-enforced code of caution

Announcement comes as HMRC confirms it has registered 95,000 businesses for simplified import procedures

Legislation to deliver Brexit dominated Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech, which also had a strong law and order theme

Security can help you grow whilst protecting the very core of your organisation, writes BT 

Whitehall property chief Mike Parsons tells Civil Service World about the challenges and opportunities of managing the government’s property portfolio 

Government won't fly in medicines in first batch of contracts awarded through £300m post-Brexit framework

Having high quality data is a prerequisite if policy and decisions are to be truly evidence-based, Jonathan Owen reports on a CS Live round table where leading civil servants came together to share ideas on how government can improve the way data is used in helping design and deliver services