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National Cyber Centre to open in Cheltenham, George Osborne announces, amid flurry of security spending announcements in the wake of the Paris terror attacks
The Official View: Fiona Mactaggart – a Home Office minister in Tony Blair's government – tells us about gossiping perm secs and why she believes politicians should have a greater say in choosing their officials
Additional intelligence officers to be announced in Strategic Defence and Security Review
Stinging report by the Public Accounts Committee says government funding to the collapsed charity was “never seriously questioned, let alone stopped”
As departments go digital, civil service leaders will have to grapple with the physical disconnection that more flexible ways of working can bring
With science and research spending already below the OECD average, new report by the Science and Technology Committee calls on the Treasury to "safeguard both the quality and the productivity of our science base"
New "Office for Students" and Teaching Excellence Framework among measures in business department's Green Paper
Garry Graham – taking over from Leslie Manasseh at the union for specialists and managers – calls for "cool appraisal" of performance management by ministers
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock sets up a new group to help departments to become "intelligent consumers of their own data" – and promises lunchtime coding groups for civil servants. Audience members at the Open Data Institute meanwhile quiz him on the privatisation of the Postcode Address File
Public Accounts Committee says it is surprised DfE "did not take a stronger leadership role" in support for care leavers amid "disappointing service provision"
Dods Research finds LSE best-perceived among officials, while some civil servants call for better access to academic studies
Chief inspector says some apprenticeships have been "devalued" by push to make them more widely available
Tax may not be high in the YouTube search history of your average teenager, but HMRC's "Tax Facts" campaign has been described as "cheerful and creative". Maureen Pamplin, the tax authority's head of sustainability, shares her tips on how departments can engage the public – without dumbing down
Civil servants not facing "doom and gloom" cabinet secretary tells CSW, as he hails "fantastic results” in spite of austerity
Lord Bridges says digital agenda will be top of the list for the civil service's new HR chief – while Labour's Chi Onwurah tries to dig up figures on the scale of recent GDS exits
Rupert McNeil appointed to new role taking charge of Whitehall's 3,000-strong HR profession
The FDA general secretary says it’s time to speak up for so-called middle managers, who set the tone for the vast majority of civil servants
Latest Office for National Statistics figures document the changing shape of civil service working patterns, pay, and diversity
What’s the opposite of outsourcing? Insourcing, of course – and the DVLA has just given it a go. As the driver agency moves more than 300 IT staff in-house, Matt Foster caught up with chief executive Oliver Morley and outgoing chief technology officer Iain Patterson
Officials at the sharp end of cuts could be forgiven for feeling cynical about the future of Whitehall – but public service values will endure
Menna Rawlings went from being HR director in a government department to serving as the UK's high commissioner in Australia – not the most obvious career move. But, as she explains, the two roles have more in the common than you might think...
Jeremy Heywood says "absolutely vital" digital team moving to "next phase" with departure of chief Mike Bracken
The chief of the FDA union warns that Whitehall will miss out on a significant talent pool if under-represented groups do not believe a leadership role in the civil service is for them
Cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood unveils new external diversity advisers