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John Manzoni says department has taken appropriate action and defends decision not to publish inquiry
Revised government estate strategy confirms plans for more government hubs and moots creation of common access pass for Whitehall buildings
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Office of the Advocate General set for New Waverley move
David Lidington says the government is committed to using private organisations to deliver services, but acknowledges need for reform
Strategy launched to link up government actuaries, economists, engineers, operational researchers, scientists, social researchers, statisticians and data scientists
Move of CS Resourcing, including Fast Stream, intended to increase efficiency of HR function
A refreshed plan to move civil servants out of London to be published this summer could be a landmark change to how civil servants work. Richard Johnstone looks at what to expect
Women and Equalities Committee calls for urgent action to improve data collection across government
IfG think tank calls for John Manzoni to be SRO of Brexit preparations and DExEU to start handing out permanent contracts
The civil service commercial chief heading up the government’s efforts to improve its procurement and contracting skills tells Richard Johnstone about his goals, and how Whitehall dealt with the collapse of Carillion
NAO report reveals the firm made two requests for millions of pounds from government before it was liquidated, but both were denied
International Development Committee warns of risk to transparency and poverty-reduction focus as other departments increase their stake in humanitarian aid
Cross-government awards programme has opened for 2018, alongside a new section on Civil Service World dedicated to past winners
David Lidington tells MPs that review on outsourcer’s collapse should offer recommendations in coming months
John Manzoni announces launch of “success profiles”, which will allow managers to recruit on past experience as well as competency-based framework
Auditor general tells MPs government does not have capacity “to do anything but outsource” services across a host of areas
Report criticises system that allows ministers and officials to blame each other for mistakes
Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda
Call for evidence from independent inspector comes as department plays key role in cross-Whitehall preparations for Brexit
This year, the UK hosted the first International Public Fraud Symposiom. Mark Cheeseman, deputy director, public sector fraud at the Cabinet Office, explains how the event came about, and what his team learnt from their international colleagues
Transferring data policy to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is a welcome move, but the government needs to be clear about what it wants to do with all this data
Some 2,000 staff to move to Salford in 2022, with 2,500 more to follow in 2027
It’s too early to say if shared services are coming of age or another false dawn. But I’d probably keep the champagne in the fridge for now
Department also takes over BEIS remit for digital signatures in policy shake-up