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BIS perm sec Martin Donnelly requests rare "letter of direction" from minister Sajid Javid after raising value-for-money concerns over plan to gift extra shares to Royal Mail staff
Conservative backbenchers put pressure on Downing Street to ensure machinery of government remains neutral in run-up to the European referendum
Independent review into intelligence agencies' powers expected at 11am
Report by the National Audit Office says Home Office must improve its understanding of individual police forces, and how further funding cuts could impact service delivery
Civil Service World survey finds civil servants undecided over whether departments still make sense as services move online
With longstanding public accounts committee chair Margaret Hodge announcing that she won't be seeking another five years at the helm of parliament's powerful cross-party spending watchdog, Civil Service World asked the three Labour MPs hoping to succeed her why they want the job, and whether they think the committee's treatment of officials needs to change
Inquiry led by cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood points the finger at former scottish secretary and his special adviser for leaking of Nicola Sturgeon memo, but civil servant at centre of claims is cleared
Giving the civil service a formal role in the national policy conversation would play to its unique strengths
Civil servants want to see a light at the end of the tunnel, not five more years of the same, argues the FDA union's general secretary Dave Penman
Number 10 confirms plan to look again at ministerial veto over Freedom of Information requests, ahead of publication of Prince Charles' letters to departments
"Big data" promises big rewards for government, says Douglas Beal of the Centre for Public Impact. But it must be driven by policy objectives and analysed by staff with the right skills
Michael Barber joins former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley at event on delivery co-hosted by the Cabinet Office, Centre for Public Impact and Institute for Government
Thirty three companies take the lion’s share of central government procurement spending, between them receiving roughly £10bn of Whitehall money each year. But who are they? Do they truly understand the public sector? And do civil servants trust them? Rebecca Sims-Robinson crunches the numbers.
Policy-makers around the world are using open data to bolster their development programmes, says Liz Carolan of the Open Data Institute
Changes to civil service media rules dreamt up in Whitehall look very different to officials on the frontline, argues FDA union general secretary Dave Penman
As winners of the Analysis and Use of Evidence Award at the 2014 Civil Service Awards, DfID’s Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme is at the forefront of Whitehall’s shift towards evidence-based policy. Sarah Aston meets team leader Dr Joanna Macrae
Prime Minister David Cameron suggests memo on Nicola Sturgeon's contact with the French ambassador could have been leaked by coalition partners
New report by the Institute for Government think tank warns that 'huge variation in quality, usability and accessibility' of data is making it harder to measure departmental performance against Business Plans
The National Audit Office finds no evidence that Capita inflated management fees or deliberately delayed payments to suppliers in Civil Service Learning contract, but watchdog does not pass judgement on overall value for money of the scheme. CSW looks at the report's key findings
Cabinet Office says contracts for private firms running public services will include 'presumption in favour of disclosing information' to the public
GDS's Mike Bracken appointed to new chief data officer role aiming to improve Whitehall's use of data
Amendment to Civil Service Code over contact with the media sparks transparency row with trade unions FDA and PCS, but Cabinet Office says it is providing clarity
Former head of MI6 intelligence agency Sir Richard Dearlove says 'lack of trust' in politicians means new regulator needed
Intelligence and Security Committee publishes long-awaited findings of inquiry prompted by Edward Snowden leaks