Economy

Perm sec makes work services director Susan Park accountable for payments system’s operation across Jobcentres and service centres

UK Government Investments – which leads on the management and privatisation of state assets – seeks new director

Former head of the civil service's review for Labour says Treasury must "up its game" on financial expertise; do more to support regional growth; and stop "second guessing" departments

Proper management of outsourced services is the only way to avoid the contracting fiascos of recent years, argues the IfG's Tom Gash

International trade secretary pushes back against Lord O'Donnell and Sir Andrew Cahn's House mag and CSW comments on the work of his new ministry

FDA and Prospect argue enhanced salaries but thin pension offer for staff in the new Government Commercial Organisation will deter civil service interest and fail to attract real private sector talent

Mark Thurston to leave engineering consultancy giant CH2M for new £650k a-year role

Estates strategy proposes opening five new large service centres and 50 shared-site operations

Boss of major outsourcing company says deliberate moves by government, as well as "foolishness" by suppliers, have put too much risk on shoulders of firms dealing with big public sector contracts

One in four workers in the UK has financial worries. In this article, Elaine Jefferys, Money Services Manager at The Charity for Civil Servants, explains what the organisation is doing to help 

Think tank deputy director Julian McCrae says dealing with impact of the ageing society will be a dominant domestic task for Whitehall over the next 15 years

Watchdog cites failure to get Treasury agreement for scheme's lifetime funding as contributing factor to the cancellation of a £100m competition