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Former civil servant Steve O'Neil takes a fresh look at the appliance of science at the heart of government

A combination of Brexit and the Conservative leadership campaign has all but officially postponed the 2019 Spending Review. Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone look at what impact the delay will have, and whether there are opportunities to be grasped in the extra time

Department seeks team to come in conduct review of technical and cultural obstacles

Meg Hillier also queries “surprising” lack of ministerial directions for some Brexit-related spending

After 10 years scrutinising government accounts and trying to stop departments from squandering taxpayers’ cash, the comptroller and auditor general Sir Amyas Morse is standing down from the National Audit Office. Jess Bowie meets him. 

International development committee says a major shift in aid spending is needed to match the "existential threat" of climate change

Unions say staff behind “world’s best civil service” should get the reward they deserve

Latest Oxford University ranking sees Whitehall rise to global top spot from fourth-best

One year on from the launch of the Fusion Doctrine, there are still obstacles to achieving this ‘whole-system’ approach towards national security objectives. CSW, in partnership with PA Consulting, hosted a roundtable to discuss the barriers to collaboration, and how government and industry can better work together. Geoffrey Lyons reports

Steven Boyd, who oversaw phase of government's Hubs Programme, will take over in June

Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years

Single Departmental Plans to reflect on departments' performance against the framework from 2019-20

 

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden hails nominees as examples for all of government as it works towards 2022 smart working target 

Awards will recognise best practice in corporate leadership, workspaces, technology, culture and people, and smarter working together

As we begin another momentous year in UK politics, civil service chief exec John Manzoni and BT managing director of major and public sector Colm O’Neill came together to discuss the future of public services. CSW reports. Photo Baldo Sciacca

Committee inquiry demands action plan to fill skills gaps and calls for Treasury to set out how public value frameworks will be rolled out in Spending Review

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

Rapid job changes across government costs money and is bad for policy. So why does it persist?

Cross-departmental plan intends to cut the societal cost of pollution by £5.3bn annually by 2030

Treasury allocations from £2bn no-deal fund for 2019-20 set to be agreed with departments

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

The chancellor’s Budget officially fired the starting gun on the 2019 Spending Review, but questions remain about how the Treasury will run the negotiations while also grappling with Brexit. Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone preview what lies ahead

Role of government’s central digital team is evolving but central oversight is still required on policies such as IT disaggregation, minister tells PublicTechnology

Treasury spending teams should be "more involved in challenging the benefits of projects", says auditor general