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Latest move comes after Institute for Government warns government may never be as ready for no deal as it was in March

Report commissioned by the department says civil servants were ‘rightly appalled by what happened’ but this was ‘often juxtaposed with a self-justification’

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

National Audit Office calls for ‘systematic approach’ to assessing capability and effectiveness of ODA spending

Tech giant announced that next version of iOS will permit third-party access to near-field communications

Former diplomat Kumar Iyer becomes department’s first BAME board member

MPs warn practice is undermining the nation’s international climate and development targets

Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems

DfID in the firing line as candidates seek to win support for leadership bids

NAO head says the department failed to protect innocent students in 2014 English test cheating scandal

Watchdog notes progress with post-Brexit trade agreements as well as capacity issues

Trade department perm sec tells CSW that work to fuse regional trade plans with UK economic sectors is nearing completion

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

As the UK faces increasingly complex global threats, our defence and security organisations must work more collaboratively than ever. Here, CSW hears from Gary Aitkenhead, chief executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

As the UK faces increasingly complex global threats, our defence and security organisations must work more collaboratively than ever. Here, CSW hears from chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter

“I used to say to people when you come into the NSC you leave the politics at the door – and you leave your mobile phones at the door,” says ex-cab sec

Nigel Farage’s new party unveils former Office for National Statistics trade specialist as European Parliament hopeful

At a time when Brexit is revealing a lot about UK governance, a new report has found the British civil service is the worldwide leader. Calum Miller of the Blavatnik School of Government, which published the report, explains the ranking

International trade secretary Liam Fox approves doubling of UKEF cover for exports despite warnings move would fall outside established risk framework

Leaked document warns "government does not have the strongest track record on delivery of large tech projects"

Brexit negotiations were also undermined by politicians' distrust of civil servants, think tank says

Ex-FCO head says civil servants must not be scapegoated for ‘badly mishandled’ process

Department says ‘starchitect’-designed residence for consul general will help promote British business

Report details seismic Whitehall shifts, two years after Theresa May triggered Article 50