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Cummings row: Cabinet Office investigates after civil service “truth twisters” tweet
Cabinet Office investigating 'unauthorised' tweet sent in heat of Cummings lockdown row
#Hereforyou campaign launches to showcase civil service Covid-19 response
Social media channels from across government will highlight work of individual officials in coronavirus response
Hancock denies new coronavirus message is confusing and says comms concerns are ‘second order’
Health secretary dismisses concerns over new "Stay Alert" message and "lack of details" in guidance
Shareholder stories: ex-UKGI chief Mark Russell on life as Whitehall's corporate governance guru
Mark Russell has been helping government support businesses for nearly two decades. The former head of UK Government Investments tells Richard Johnstone about his civil service baptism of fire in...
Treasury looking at how to wind down coronavirus furlough scheme but Sunak promises no ‘cliff-edge’
Chancellor reveals that the furlough scheme is costing around the same as the NHS
Business department gets ministerial direction for coronavirus grants
Perm sec Alex Chisholm said it was impossible to determine if the scheme would deliver value for money under Treasury guidance
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DIT offers up to £140,000 for next trade watchdog chief exec
Personnel change comes after former chief exec leaves to join police watchdog
Cabinet Office 'urgently' seeking 30 deputy directors to bolster coronavirus response across government
Up to £118,000 and 'opportunity to make a real difference' on offer amid Covid-19 pandemic
Government claims test and trace staff login issues ‘rapidly being resolved’
Health department says ‘all large-scale operations’ experience similar challenges
Government plans to remove Huawei from 5G network by 2023 – reports
Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms
Which departments have the most staff working from home during coronavirus?
Just 20% of staff in one department are able to work from home
Book review: the personal is environmental at the intersection of law, academia and campaigning
Richard Macrory’s new book is more than a treatise on environmental law, says Baroness Young – it’s an engaging account of a seminal career
Union seeks Civil Service Pension Scheme judicial review
High Court move will challenge government’s failure to reduce contributions following firefighters' ruling
Ministry of Justice staffer jailed for £1.7m fraud
Manager set up monthly payments to his own business for made-up IT services contract
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling
Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’
Matt Hancock hails 'biggest step forward' since coronavirus crisis began as he reveals new treatment trial
Tests of antiviral medication remdesivir to begin
How the DVSA uses AI and agile to support ‘a lifetime of driving’
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells Sam Trendall it has even bigger...
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling
Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’
Public have ‘civic duty’ to take part as NHS Test and Trace programme launches across England
System launched ahead of NHS app intended to help people find out if they have came into contact with anyone with Covid-19 symptoms
Government plans to remove Huawei from 5G network by 2023 – reports
Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms
10 years of government blunders and brutal reports: an interview with former PACAC chair Bernard Jenkin
After a decade at the helm of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin is moving on. He tells Beckie Smith about the highlights, lessons and bitter...
Boris Johnson appoints PPE 'tsar' amid growing concerns over shortages for frontline NHS staff
Boris Johnson has appointed a PPE 'tsar' to boost manufacturing of protective equipment needed to protect NHS staff amid growing concerns supplies in hospitals are running low
Union claims victory in push to keep MoD services in-house
PCS says department has reversed plans to outsource a range of veterans’ services after campaign work
Departmental taskforces to chart routes out of lockdown for sectors closed by coronavirus
Minister-led groups to tackle changes faced by aviation industry, shops, pubs and other sectors affected by coronavirus
Watch: Ex-No.10 strategy chief recalls the crises that created the civil contingency secretariat
Prof Geoff Mulgan, former head of Tony Blair's Strategy Unit, talks to Colin Talbot about how the UK government put in place risk and resilience systems in the early 2000s – and what has gone...
Former homelessness tsar to lead coronavirus rough sleeping taskforce
Dame Louise Casey will lead unit to ensure "as few people as possible return to life on the streets" after the crisis
'Ministers must decide' coronavirus response, chief scientific adviser says as lockdown easing criticised
Patrick Vallance aims to address "misconceptions" about science advice
Government claims test and trace staff login issues ‘rapidly being resolved’
Health department says ‘all large-scale operations’ experience similar challenges
Test, track and trace system 'can prevent second wave' of coronavirus, Vallance says
Track-and-trace app being trialled now will do "heavy lifting" once social-distancing measures are lifted, science adviser says