Civil Service Reform

Government Communications Service sets out role of departments in supporting government priorities, including getting greatest possible public support for EU exit deal

Think tank Reform wants department to boost digital infrastructure with savings from Whitehall’s automation agenda

Sir Malcolm McKibbin is to join the board of Co-operation Ireland after five years as top civil servant in Northern Ireland

The DVLA chief executive explains to Civil Service World how the agency has been transformed into a digital business, and what Whitehall can learn from its base in Swansea

BT will launch a new project with See.Sense, an innovative cycling company from Northern Ireland, to provide cyclists with sensor-enabled bike lights

Former prime minister salutes civil service professionalism and crisis management but says it is poor at delivering change

Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London

Agreement will also see civil servants from several other departments relocate to the new office

After a wide-ranging career in the civil service, including a spell as John Prescott’s speechwriter, Jeremy Marlow is now focused on driving efficiency in the NHS. He speaks to Richard Vize about what Whitehall and the health service can learn from each other

Melanie Dawes cites “amazing” response as evidence of Whitehall departments’ ability to break down operational silos

New group will help “put in place the foundations” for recovery, says communities secretary

BT's Phil Brunkard on technological innovation and how it's affecting the public sector 

BT's Phil Brunkard on brain implants, parking spaces, and takeaways from BT Innovation Week

Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If government does not embrace them, it will lose out

BT finds that IT Directors disagree over whether Artificial Intelligence will create or displace jobs

Close ally of Theresa May will take on responsibility for civil service as ‘deputy prime minister in all but name’ while Michael Gove returns to government

Restructure sees BT adopt CIO-to-CIO approach to better engage with customers

BT looks at turning points within the UK defence sector, the evolving nature of warfare and how new cyber-attacks pose new questions for our national defence

Bill Holford explores how big data is changing modern warfare, and argues for a defence big data strategy to ensure we are making the most of the opportunities ahead

Martin Stanley recalls his own shift into the world of watchdogs and introduces his new ‘Understanding Regulation’ website

PCS expresses concern that contracts forming part of the tax department’s controversial regional hub scheme were signed in the pre-election period

Dan Corry, former special adviser and head of the charity think tank NPC, argues that the public and charity sectors must learn from each other as they face joint challenges of capacity, governance and transformation

The launch event for Brexit Exchange in London highlighted key points for civil servants to keep in mind as the Brexit talks get serious

Manifesto commitments include relocating “significant numbers” of public sector workers to new administrative centres across the country