Ordnance Survey chief Nigel Clifford reviews 2015 – and looks ahead to the New Year
17 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Ordnance Survey chief Nigel Clifford reviews 2015 – and looks ahead to the New Year

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Ordnance Survey chief executive Nigel Clifford takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...
DWP and Ministry of Defence bore brunt of civil service job cuts in Q3 – ONS
16 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
DWP and Ministry of Defence bore brunt of civil service job cuts in Q3 – ONS

Latest workforce data from the Office for National Statistics shows civil service shrank by 1.4% in Q3
How can departments make the most of cloud technology?
16 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
How can departments make the most of cloud technology?

The Cabinet Office’s “Cloud First” agenda has led to an explosion in the number of public sector organisations embracing public cloud services. But what are the challenges – and how can the risks be mitigated? Gill Hitchcock reports from a recent Civil Service World round table
Ministry of Justice perm sec Richard Heaton: 'We need to get better at recognising where we make things harder for BAME civil servants'
16 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Ministry of Justice perm sec Richard Heaton: "We need to get better at recognising where we make things harder for BAME civil servants"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Richard Heaton, Ministry of Justice permanent secretary and civil service-wide Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) champion, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...
Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw: 'I'm accused of being too outspoken – but I'll never stop telling it like it is'
16 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw: "I'm accused of being too outspoken – but I'll never stop telling it like it is"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...
National Archives chief Jeff James: 'The shift to digital means nothing will ever be the same again'
16 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
National Archives chief Jeff James: "The shift to digital means nothing will ever be the same again"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Jeff James, Chief Executive and Keeper at The National Archives, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
NAO: Number of companies in government has grown by a third since 2010
15 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
NAO: Number of companies in government has grown by a third since 2010

NAO research finds there are now 218 companies in government, but over half are not listed in official sources
Defra's permanent secretary Clare Moriarty on her first impressions of the department – and her plans for 2016
15 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Defra's permanent secretary Clare Moriarty on her first impressions of the department – and her plans for 2016

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Clare Moriarty, permanent secretary of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
GDS chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain: 'Digital transformation can't be done without talented people across the civil service'
15 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
GDS chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain: "Digital transformation can't be done without talented people across the civil service"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Stephen Foreshew-Cain, executive director of the Government Digital Service, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
National Audit Office head Amyas Morse: 'We're becoming a faster and more focused spending watchdog'
14 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
National Audit Office head Amyas Morse: "We're becoming a faster and more focused spending watchdog"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General at the National Audit Office spending watchdog, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
Department for Transport perm sec Philip Rutnam: 'Network Rail's electrification problems posed some of 2015's biggest challenges'
14 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Department for Transport perm sec Philip Rutnam: "Network Rail's electrification problems posed some of 2015's biggest challenges"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Philip Rutnam, permanent secretary at the Department for Transport takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
Treasury solicitor Jonathan Jones: '2015 saw us become a better, more joined-up and efficient legal service'
14 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform
Treasury solicitor Jonathan Jones: "2015 saw us become a better, more joined-up and efficient legal service"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Jonathan Jones, HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...