Civil Service Reform

BT offers expert perspectives on how to orchestrate successful cloud adoption 

Comments come as Civil Service Commission tells CSW it will “consider proposals on civil service appointments as necessary in the usual way”

Revised spending assessment rules intended to improve economic growth

Union says proposals show "a lack of understanding of the modern realities of the civil service"

More power should be held by the prime minister’s office, says think tank in a paper influenced by Dominic Cummings

30-bill legislative programme includes measures to develop new immigration rules and post-Brexit trade plans

Former Whitehall chief says officials must learn new skills to adapt to policy needs

Take away all the boundaries in security testing, and protect your organisation from the dark side, with red teaming to evaluate your defences and expect the unexpected - BT explains how 

Reports suggest departmental changes will be implemented in the new year following a limited reshuffle this week

Prime ministers often want to leave their mark on Whitehall, but there are good reasons to rage against machinery of government changes

Shadow chancellor also confirms plan to hold February budget “to end austerity in social security and public services”

Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU

Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’

To have the best chance of an effective response and a full recovery, organisations should have a robust incident response strategy in place, says BT 

IfG analysis finds that main parties’ manifesto pledges risk creating uncertainty and distraction

At a time when people are more aware of how they can help their local community, Colin Talbot asks if government benefit and taxes could be more effectively delivered with greater local control

Social impact charity NPC says Whitehall procurement reforms needed to improve effectiveness of public spending

The argument for government to use business cases is they force a structured conversation about spending, says Andrew Greenway. This is a good idea, but where government puts its money is based on belief as well as analysis

Two social work policy professionals discuss the benefits and challenges of a radical management system aimed at empowering frontline teams to make more of their own decisions.

We hear from BT about why delivering a great customer experience depends on your network visibility 

Party manifesto promises "the days of Whitehall knows best are over" as it pledges white paper on English devolution

As Mark Rowe explains, delivering on ministerial commitments will be a multi-generation task that requires a cross-government approach

Manifesto pledge details plans for four new ministries and scrap ‘symbol of fear’ DWP as part of moves to halt Universal Credit rollout

On this week's episode of The Civil Service World Podcast, Jess and Suzannah speak to Francis Maude about his time as Minister for the Cabinet Office