Leadership

MPs’ report backing the appointment provides an insight into recruitment process for senior government oversight role

The role of private secretary is a well-beaten path to power. but what’s so special about being a secretary? Andrew Greenway explores

Taking up the roles of cabinet secretary and head of the civil service at a time of seismic change, Sir Mark Sedwill is leading a 400,000-strong team that is growing fast and working hard amid deep uncertainty. He talks to Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell about his priorities, and what he thinks will define his time as government’s top official

Move aims to help managers and applicants understand range of opportunities

Last year’s novichok attacks in Salisbury brought global threats to the doorstep of the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Chief executive Gary Aitkenhead tells Richard Johnstone how it is responding to the changing world

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO

IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.

Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short

Public appointments review author also praises training among civil service professions as "light years" ahead of his time

There’s some Brexit semantic skirmishes as the cabinet secretary and the civil service chief exec appear before PACAC. Dave Penman watches it so you don’t have to

Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.