Civil Service Reform

Recipients of benefits including jobseekers’ allowance and employment support allowance have “slipped down the list of priorities”, says committee chair

Report comes amid renewed speculation about possible merger with the Foreign Office after appointment of joint ministerial team

Covid-19 and killing of George Floyd have shown up “persistent and painful inequalities” in society, cab sec says

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells Sam Trendall it has even bigger ambitions

Prof Geoff Mulgan, former head of Tony Blair's Strategy Unit, talks to Colin Talbot about how the UK government put in place risk and resilience systems in the early 2000s – and what has gone wrong since. And how governments can improve things for the future.

Department seeks partner to support ongoing work to build a range of services

Shannon Kerrigan of Leidos makes the case for a more integrated approach to delivering "the frictionless border of the future"

A much-anticipated takeover by the Foreign Office of the Department for International Development has yet to materialise – but the appointment of an entirely joint ministerial team has sparked curiosity and concern. Beckie Smith speaks to those in the know about what it could mean

Recent appointments may have gone to experienced insiders, but the new civil service chief operating officer must build on the momentum of outsider John Manzoni and help tackle persistent problems

Group calls on civil servants across the world to share reflections and “capture living memories” of leading in the coronavirus crisis

Outgoing Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service chief executive urges colleagues to “preserve and promote what is unique” about the "incredible" civil service while pursuing constant improvement

Select committee and ministers ask for citizens to be on the lookout for false information spread online