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MPs slam “serious administrative failings” in communicating nominations for public appointments

Thompson says that it is incumbent on civil servants to tell truth to power after speaking of personal impact of comments on Brexit

Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product

Unions criticises home secretary Sajid Javid’s lack of engagement after members had rejected pay plan

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt calls for ‘national conversation’ to promote private investment in aid as part of reset of DfID’s work

Government reversed plan to disclose civil service pay figure to unions before announcement amid fear of leaks, court hears

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

Norman Strauss recently argued in CSW that there was a need to create a new ministry for the opposition to help change the civil service and share its expertise more widely across society. In this response, Catherine Haddon, a senior fellow and resident historian at the Institute for Government, sets out why she thinks such a proposal is flawed

The Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Inquiry shows what can happen when these values are undermined, writes the FDA chief

Ian Ackerley left the world of commercial banking to join NS&I as its chief executive last year. He speaks to Jonathan Owen about the need to turn Britain from being a nation of spenders to a nation of savers

HMRC has been at the forefront of the government’s smarter working agenda, and is attempting to change the culture across one of government’s biggest organisations. There are lessons for other departments in the progress so far, says Luke Heselwood

Senior shadow cabinet figure Andrew Gwynne revealed his concerns about central government to deliver Labour’s policy platform