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    Build Your Organisation: Rob Haslam
    04 Sep 2014 Economy
    Build Your Organisation: Rob Haslam

    Improving board performance would reduce staff turnover and cut the number of costly project failures.


    World Service: A perspective from the civil service of New Zealand
    27 Aug 2014 Economy
    World Service: A perspective from the civil service of New Zealand

    Iain Rennie, state services commissioner at the New Zealand Government, tells Civil Service World about the strengths and weaknesses of his home civil service


    David Lewsey on how to increase staff engagement
    08 Aug 2014 Economy
    David Lewsey on how to increase staff engagement

    The Veterinary Medicines Directorate saw its people survey score for management visibility rise by 12 points in a year. Its programme strategy manager David Lewsey explains how he did it


    Build Your Organisation: Robin Ryde
    08 Aug 2014 Economy
    Build Your Organisation: Robin Ryde

    Civil service organisations must be agile to succeed – but they’re bound in chains of hierarchy and deference, argues Robin Ryde


    A policy tutorial
    04 Aug 2014 Economy
    A policy tutorial

    When university fees tripled in the coalition’s early days, there were dire warnings of the effect on social mobility and student numbers. But as Suzannah Brecknell reports, the real dangers lay elsewhere.


    World Service: A perspective from the civil service of Spain
    31 Jul 2014 Economy
    World Service: A perspective from the civil service of Spain

    Jaime Perez-Renovales, subsecretary to the Presidency, Spanish Government, tells Civil Service World about the strengths and weaknesses of his home civil service


    Interview: Sir Jeremy Heywood and Sir Bob Kerslake
    29 Jul 2014 Economy
    Interview: Sir Jeremy Heywood and Sir Bob Kerslake

    As the search begins for a new head of the civil service, read the last interview by incumbent Sir Bob Kerslake – interviewed with the new titular head of the civil service Sir Jeremy Heywood. Words by Matt Ross; picture by Mark Weeks


    Feature: DE&S reform
    23 Jul 2014 Economy
    Feature: DE&S reform

    Like Robert the Bruce’s persistent spider, the people trying to reform the way the Ministry of Defence buys and manages equipment keep returning to the fray. Colin Marrs reports


    Case study: Strengthening performance with the right talent management solution Sponsored
    27 Jun 2014 Economy
    Case study: Strengthening performance with the right talent management solution

    ID Logistics strengthens the performance of its teams in France and globally by using a SaaS-based Learning and Talent Management solution


    5 Effective Approaches for Learning Management Sponsored
    27 Jun 2014 Economy
    5 Effective Approaches for Learning Management

    Cornerstone provide advice on effective approaches for learning management.


    Government outsourcing spend up by 23%
    27 Jun 2014 Economy
    Government outsourcing spend up by 23%

    Government spending on outsourcing contracts rose by 23% to £1.2bn between 2012 and 2013, bringing the two-year total to £2.3bn, while expenditure in most other sectors fell by between 1% and 20%, according to analysis of public sector transactions carried out by the Institute for Government (IfG).


    Engaged Cities – Connecting Citizens to Government Services Sponsored
    02 Jun 2014 Economy
    Engaged Cities – Connecting Citizens to Government Services

    Once small and cohesive, today’s cities, including those in the UK, have become large and complex entities. In fact, London, despite being the smallest region in terms of area, occupying 1,600 square kilometres (sq km), less than 1% of the total area of the UK, has a population of over 8 million. This is a larger population today than all but the top four countries at the turn of the last century. So, with this being the case, how can governments maintain meaningful engagement with citizens, businesses, employees and other agencies?


    Interview: Alison Munro
    21 May 2014 Economy
    Interview: Alison Munro

    Once, civil servants hacked away at unfashionable railways in favour of cars and aeroplanes – but now trains are once again seen as transports of the future. Joshua Chambers meets High Speed 2 chief executive Alison Munro


    Ready for germination
    19 May 2014 Economy
    Ready for germination

    Garden cities have long been a fertile idea in public policy. First planned over a century ago, they flowered in Hertfordshire in the ‘20s – and now this perennial concept is set to bear fruit once again. Colin Marrs reports


    PCS Union: Why we oppose changes to the Highways Agency
    14 May 2014 Economy
    PCS Union: Why we oppose changes to the Highways Agency

    Highways Agency chief Graham Dalton is wrong to argue that his organisation should become a company, argues Mark Dollar


    Interview: Graham Dalton, Highways Agency
    07 May 2014 Economy
    Interview: Graham Dalton, Highways Agency

    Highways Agency chief executive Graham Dalton is leading his organisation out of the civil service for a new life as a government-owned company. He tells Joshua Chambers why he can’t wait to escape Whitehall’s stifling rules


    Macpherson and Housden challenged on impartiality  amid accusations of politicisation in Scottish debate
    17 Apr 2014 Economy
    Macpherson and Housden challenged on impartiality amid accusations of politicisation in Scottish debate

    Sir Nicholas Macpherson, the Treasury permanent secretary, has told MPs that he decided to publish his advice warning the chancellor against a currency union with an independent Scotland because it was “vital to the national interest”.


    Interview: Oliver Morley, DVLA
    04 Apr 2014 Economy
    Interview: Oliver Morley, DVLA

    New DVLA chief Oliver Morley has arrived in the wake of a major review of the transport department agency, and will soon be joined by a new chair. Suzannah Brecknell learns that the scene is set for a transformation project


    Budget: New pay rules and efficiency drive
    19 Mar 2014 Economy
    Budget: New pay rules and efficiency drive

    Two departments will pilot new pay rules which give them greater flexibility in spending their pay budget, the Budget announced today.


    CBI calls for greater transparency over outsourcing contracts
    05 Mar 2014 Economy
    CBI calls for greater transparency over outsourcing contracts

    Government contracts should be audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) to improve transparency about public service outsourcing, business organisation the CBI has said.


    Preparing for the perfect storm
    25 Feb 2014 Economy
    Preparing for the perfect storm

    Extreme rain, storms and tides have combined to overwhelm our flood defences – but defences can only ever be a backstop. Stuart Watson explores how public agencies could work together to minimise the danger of floods.


    Interview: Alex Chisholm, CMA
    12 Feb 2014 Economy
    Interview: Alex Chisholm, CMA

    The new Competition & Markets Authority will referee our markets, boosting competition to support both economic growth and government outsourcing projects. Chief executive Alex Chisholm talks to Suzannah Brecknell


    The hotchpotch in property policy
    04 Dec 2013 Economy
    The hotchpotch in property policy

    Like many of our cities, the government’s policies on property and construction contain a mishmash of approaches and styles. Colin Marrs names this policy world’s up-and-coming neighbourhoods – and its troubled estates


    DE&S GoCo competition on its last legs as bidder withdraws
    29 Nov 2013 Economy
    DE&S GoCo competition on its last legs as bidder withdraws

    One of the two remaining consortia bidding to run the Ministry of Defence agency Defence Equipment & Support has pulled out of the competition, leaving chief of defence materiel Bernard Gray’s plans for a ‘Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated’ organisation in disarray.


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