Professions
2018 Civil Service Award winners announced in ceremony that paid tribute to Sir Jeremy Heywood
Department for Transport, Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions teams among those honoured at ceremony
CSW leading light: DWP head of internal communications Stephi Brett-Lee
Stephi Brett-Lee is head of internal communications at the Department for Work and Pensions and the youngest deputy director in the department. In the first of a new series profiling up-and-coming...
Government bans use of phrase ‘fake news’
DCMS response to select committee report reveals move to tackle online manipulation by creating agreed definitions of ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’
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Spending Review: Treasury minister vows to axe 'white elephant' government spending projects
Liz Truss says that zero-based review of capital projects could see some major projects "junked"
Knowledge is power: how does government know what it owns – and how does it affect policy?
Colin Talbot looks at how the government takes stock of what it owns – and how knowledge assets are changing what counts as capital
IfG calls for transparency after Manzoni hints at secret single departmental plans
Greater clarity over how spending plans relate to departmental objectives would demonstrate government’s commitment to openness, says think-tank
Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves
IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.
Departments falling short on board meeting ‘good practice’
Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short
Government Legal Department staffers get overtime pay boost
Union dubs move a "first step in the right direction to fairness and equality" .
DfE perm sec seeks volunteers for no-deal Brexit work
Jonathan Slater urges staff to put themselves forward for “vital” roles
GDS puts data and standards among priorities for Verify handover period
Digital agency lays out plans for working with private companies and other departments over the next 18 months
'What's measured gets managed': Andrew Greenway on battling bureaucratic badness
Public spending on tech and consultancy is so dull as to be invisible – but failing to measure it is a mistake
Government Legal Department staffers get overtime pay boost
Union dubs move a "first step in the right direction to fairness and equality" .
Unions back Scottish Government complaints procedure after Salmond verdict
Unions urge members to continue to bring forward complaints and “expect that the Scottish Government will handle their complaint properly”.
Treasury solicitor Jonathan Jones made honorary QC
Government Legal Department perm sec is one of just six lawyers recognised for non-court work
Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves
IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.
Departments falling short on board meeting ‘good practice’
Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short
IPA names new head of government’s project delivery profession
Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.
Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves
IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.
Departments falling short on board meeting ‘good practice’
Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short
First degree churn: Tom Sasse on the cost and disruption of civil service staff turnover
Rapid job changes across government costs money and is bad for policy. So why does it persist?
Carillion one year on: how has the government changed outsourcing?
Twelve months on from the collapse of one of the government’s biggest contractors, Richard Johnstone looks at how the Cabinet Office has responded and reformed its approach to outsourcing
Grayling defends DfT's 'accelerated competitive process' for Brexit no-deal ferry contracts
The transport secretary defended the department's decision to award a £13.8m contract to a company that owns no ferries.
HMRC expects to be ‘very close’ to 90% target for staff moves to new hub offices
Update on tax and benefit authority’s transformation plan says it is learning the lessons from the early stages of its moves to regional centres
Former cab sec O’Donnell moots Whitehall clusters to tackle ‘bonkers’ staff moves
IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.
IPA names new head of government’s project delivery profession
Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.
Cabinet Office and MHCLG top staff turnover league table
IfG finds staff move on more rapidly in the UK than in other civil services and puts cost of churn at £74m a year
GDS puts data and standards among priorities for Verify handover period
Digital agency lays out plans for working with private companies and other departments over the next 18 months
Knowledge is power: how does government know what it owns – and how does it affect policy?
Colin Talbot looks at how the government takes stock of what it owns – and how knowledge assets are changing what counts as capital
Facts and figures: meet government's chief scientific advisers
Chief scientific advisers provide vital expertise to help departments make informed policy decisions – not least during national emergencies. But to be effective, they must also be experts in the...