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Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee welcomes review of staff appraisal system, and says new inquiry will put a heavy emphasis on leadership skills in the civil service
The Public Accounts Committee says the government's latest plan to cut costs by sharing back office functions has failed to learn the lessons of previous attempts
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy permanent secretary tells MPs that overall financial envelope for the combined energy and business ministry "hasn't yet been resolved" – and says he hopes majority of merger complete by March
National Institute of Economic and Social Research study, commissioned by the government, finds “no significant or systematic impact” of the programme, as the Department for Communities and Local Government says it has learned lessons from its first phase
Public Health England’s many responsibilities range from obesity to global pandemics, but public protection and promoting healthy life choices are at the heart of them all. Mark Leftly does the rounds with PHE’s chief executive, Duncan Selbie
Tax authority's chief exec tells MPs that Whitehall has clear lessons to learn from failings with outsourced tax credit checking deal
HMRC says the new director will be responsible for IT transformation and cloud strategy
The outspoken former chair of the Public Accounts Committee chews the fat with Suzannah Brecknell
Leaving the European Union will be a massive task. But the government also needs a strategy for cutting day-to-day spending while maintaining, or indeed improving, the quality of public services
As departments work hard to deliver reforms and savings, how can they ensure opportunities for connecting are identified and exploited? That was the question put before participants at a recent Civil Service World round table. Mark Smulian reports
Wellbeing and protection agency consults on £400m "science hub" to replace Porton and other sites
As fresh Office for National Statistics data shines a light on headcount, salary and diversity within the civil service, CSW's Jim Dunton analyses the key findings
Annual resource bulletin claims fall down to “bedding in” of Levene Reforms
Think-tank raises eyebrow at PM’s capacity to turn her Conservative Party Conference pledges into reality against backdrop of further belt-tightening and Brexit uncertainty
New home for the digital team is 10 minutes from the City of London
Peter Lawson and Samantha Ulyatt to take up post in the coming weeks
Centre, which aims to bring together the UK government's cyber security expertise, will reportedly be based in Victoria
New review of the way the ONS develops its methodology calls for a board-level Innovation Champion
If government were to explore how UK tax policies impact on developing countries, it is entirely possible that it would identify ‘win-win’ situations, says Richard Gledhill of the Independent Commission on Aid Impact
Tax authority defends decision to axe tax credits contract as 150 temporary staff face last day at work
Microsoft's Adrian Alleyne takes a look at how the UK public sector can bridge the digital skills gap
HMRC may need to delay digital tax plans, Treasury committee chair Andrew Tyrie tells new chancellor Philip Hammond
HMRC chief Jon Thompson (pictured) says reorganising four existing lines of business into a more simplified structure will ensure that HMRC is "fit for the future" – as union says there is "nervousness" among some staff over timing of the changes
Public Accounts Committee calls for evidence on reports the multi-million-pound initiative had "no discernible impact” on unemployment, truancy or criminality