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The chief of the FDA union warns that Whitehall will miss out on a significant talent pool if under-represented groups do not believe a leadership role in the civil service is for them
Cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood unveils new external diversity advisers
National Audit Office to investigate decision to grant £3m to beleaguered charity after warning from then-Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton
Latest report by the public accounts committee warns police could bear brunt of "cost shunting" by other departments, but Home Office says it is working on reforms to make the system more "fair, robust and transparent"
Trade Union Bill easily clears latest hurdle in the Commons, as TUC warns of impact on “productivity, pay and demand”
The official view: Clare Short spent six years as Tony Blair's international development secretary. Here she tells us about motivating officials, how her private secretary snuck her into a global trade conference, and why the civil service must pay "fair wages" to its staff
DfE perm sec tells MPs on the Public Accounts committee that Care Leavers Strategy – sharply criticised by the spending watchdog – marks "very important step" in improving support for young people leaving care system
Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces suspension of Stormont meetings amid row over power-sharing
New report shows rise in successful applications to graduate scheme from black and minority ethnic candidates, but slight dip in proportion of women accepted onto the programme
Data sharing allows agencies to see the larger picture of potentially at-risk citizens and helps prevent harm, says CGI UK’s Steve Thorn
Unionised civil servants to lose right to automatic payroll deduction of fees - known as “check-off” - under plans set out by Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock
Charity has reportedly told the government it will close in spite of latest £3m Cabinet Office grant
Union – which currently represents the most senior tiers of the civil service – launches new organisation aiming to expand into HEO and SEO grades
Push for £20bn of departmental cuts begins today - with spending review conclusions to be set out on November 25
PCS members in two-day walkout over "oppressive" Universal Credit working conditions, but department says plans in place for "smooth running" of the service
Letters published on Thursday night show that Cabinet Office perm sec sought rare ministerial direction over fresh grant to the charity, but Matt Hancock and Oliver Letwin say they had agreed "clear conditions" for the funding
Department for Work and Pensions accounts qualified again as NAO says fraud and error in the benefits system "remains unacceptably high"
George Osborne says Britain deserves a pay rise. Unless you work in the public sector, of course
Welfare cuts plan will reportedly be spread out over three years
Ahead of Wednesday's budget, here's CSW's round-up of the civil service in the news, including the latest on possible job cuts, and a memo from the HMRC's Lin Homer on the latest "disappointing" demand for new savings
DCMS permanent secretary Sue Owen will succeed Simon Fraser in role coordinating Whitehall's efforts to boost diversity, while the MoD's Jon Thompson handed remit to encourage people from lower-income backgrounds into the civil service
The civil service's leadership is undoubtedly serious about diversity, but it has a tough road ahead of it
Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”
Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements