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Civil servants in Northern Ireland have been taking spending decisions for more than three months following deadlocked talks to create a new power-sharing executive

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

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

Deaf civil servant Lisa Baldock has been on a mission to improve the working lives of disabled civil servants across government – something possible thanks to the life-changing impact of her hearing dog, Inca. Jess Bowie finds out more

Briefing of pay review branded a shambles as Number 10 then confirms no change to policy

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Department has also revealed that only two of 12 senior civil servants negotiating Brexit are women

First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations

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

Performance measurement has been a fact of life in the public sector for longer than most people realise.  Colin Talbot traces its past and where it may go next

Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry

Outgoing council chief claims local government secretary Sajid Javid told the authority to seek his resignation

Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech

For people working in government, getting on with the task at hand should not be a morality-free process, says Claire Foster-Gilbert

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

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Close ally of Theresa May will take on responsibility for civil service as ‘deputy prime minister in all but name’ while Michael Gove returns to government

Former cabinet secretary says “wheeler-dealer” nature of minority government is likely to sideline Whitehall expertise, and predicts shelving of some Brexit groundwork 

Recording the extent of Whitehall's long-hours culture is the first step to a better deal for civil servants

Unusual move was approved by civil service ethics chief, Cabinet Office confirms

Drive to boost digital public services needs renewed political leadership after the election, says think tank

Proposal would create a network comprising nine trade commissioners across the world to drum up business for the UK after Brexit

Martin Stanley recalls his own shift into the world of watchdogs and introduces his new ‘Understanding Regulation’ website

PCS expresses concern that contracts forming part of the tax department’s controversial regional hub scheme were signed in the pre-election period