Civil Service Reform

Mayank Prakash scoops UK IT Industry Award as department denies rumours of a project overspend

Staff responses signal across-the-board plunge on all key measures, and make department Whitehall’s lowest employee-engagement performer

Former Cabinet Office minister says he "very much" doubts more staff will be needed for Brexit and says departments can "reallocate" existing officials – as Downing Street claims leaked memo may be an attempt by consultants to win business

Manzoni and Gummer convene refreshed advisory panel as government reiterates commitment to channel 33% of procurement spend through SMEs

Senior DH official will need to show “flexibility, adaptability and resilience"

"Shadow" body takes shape ahead of next year's move to centralise ownership of government estate and charge departments market-level rent

Microsoft's Natalia Boldyreva looks at how Office 365 can fundamentally transform how government work gets done

After a career in journalism spanning the Financial Times, The Times and Prospect, Bronwen Maddox has taken the helm of the Institute for Government. She tells Jess Bowie about her vision for the IfG’s future – and spills the beans on dinner with Russian president Vladimir Putin

"We need to go back, we need to re-plan, we need to be realistic, we can't do it all", says civil service chief executive

The drive to achieve greater consistency in the relationships between departments and ALBs is welcome, says Chris Banks of the Public Chairs' Forum – but it's time to move away from the "parent-child" model

A new resource from the Centre for Public Impact rates the effectiveness of policy initiatives from around the world. Mark Smulian reports

As well as leading the Ministry of Justice through a time of immense challenge and change, Richard Heaton is also busy trying to break down the barriers holding back black and minority ethnic civil servants. He tells Suzannah Brecknell why he’s optimistic about the future. Photos: Paul Heartfield