Analysis All
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
20 Oct Analysis
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
ONS is making progress on addressing issues with leadership, culture and quality of statistics, Tierney says
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
09 Jul Analysis
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
Officials tell CSW-Re:State survey they know what their department's priorities are, but express concern about having the right resources to deliver on them
Commercial All
When great relationships aren't enough: The real work of commercial management
11 Nov Commercial
When great relationships aren't enough: The real work of commercial management
Good relationships are built between people but sustainable relationships are built between organisations
MoD names national armaments director tasked with reforming defence procurement
14 Oct Commercial
MoD names national armaments director tasked with reforming defence procurement
Former Inmarsat chief exec Rupert Pearce to take on standalone defence procurement role
Digital, Data & Technology All
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
25 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
Drive aims to help boost councils’ IT procurement power and transform residents’ interaction with online services
NS&I ‘needs realistic plan’ for digital transformation programme, NAO says
17 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
NS&I ‘needs realistic plan’ for digital transformation programme, NAO says
Public spending watchdog says project is now running four years late and expected to cost £1.3bn more than originally planned
Operational Delivery All
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
24 Nov Health & Social Care
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
Pat McFadden tells select committee the department has “more to do” to ensure vulnerable customers get the support they need
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says
Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
Budget 2025: New public sector fraud unit announced
27 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Budget 2025: New public sector fraud unit announced
Funding also announced for a new cross-government taskforce and HMRC team to tackle high street crime
Budget: DWP tasked with finding more historic benefits errors
27 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Budget: DWP tasked with finding more historic benefits errors
Department will extend Universal Credit Targeted Case Reviews and begin reviewing Pension Credit claims
HR All
Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
26 Nov Civil Service Reform
Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
New target follows near-£14bn efficiencies committed to for SR25 period
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
25 Nov Economy
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
HMT is a big beast in need of some housetraining but ministers outside the department also need to learn how to make the Treasury work for them
Legal All
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
25 Nov Legal
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
Equality law regulator notifies departments of their legal obligations after taking enforcement action against Welsh Government
Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
06 Nov HR
Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
Senior barristers to help monitor and guide strategic management of high-profile civil litigation and cross-cutting legal issues
Project Delivery All
'Replicating poor practices': MPs raise concerns over health reforms
19 Nov Civil Service Reform
'Replicating poor practices': MPs raise concerns over health reforms
Public Accounts Committee also warns there is a “serious risk” DHSC will fail to meet key hospital waiting times target
Interview: Ex-perm sec Moira Wallace on tackling youth disadvantage under New Labour – and lessons for driving change today
28 Oct Education
Interview: Ex-perm sec Moira Wallace on tackling youth disadvantage under New Labour – and lessons for driving change today
With the government aiming to break the link between a young person’s start in life and the opportunities they have, Wallace tells CSW about the work she led to tackle entrenched social problems
Property & Estates All
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov Finance
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
PCS says erosion of T&Cs coupled with uncertainty over future of offices will drive staff out
Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
26 Nov Finance
Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
Strategic review will “identify opportunities to monetise assets and address barriers to disposals”
Communications All
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct Civil Service Reform
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
01 Aug Communications
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
Watchdog warns of serious data breaches where documents have been disclosed without proper checks for hidden personal information, including at the MoD
Finance All
Budget 2025: Overhauled spending control and accountability framework to 'drive better value for money'
26 Nov Civil Service Reform
Budget 2025: Overhauled spending control and accountability framework to 'drive better value for money'
Spending approvals processes to be streamlined and GMPP to shrink following Office for Value for Money review
Budget 2025: OBR launches probe after publishing key document early
26 Nov Economics
Budget 2025: OBR launches probe after publishing key document early
Rachel Reeves says premature release is "deeply disappointing" and a "serious error" by watchdog
Science & Engineering All
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct Energy & Environment
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
24 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
Funding announcement comes as MPs warn of “severe challenges” faced by research and innovation sector
Policy All
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
11 Nov Economy
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
Alan Milburn will explore why increasing numbers of young people are drifting out of work and education
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
04 Nov Civil Service Reform
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
Energy & Environment All
Director's Cut: Defra's Edward Barker on risk-taking, shirt-shuttling and why a civil service career is hard to beat
03 Nov Energy & Environment
Director's Cut: Defra's Edward Barker on risk-taking, shirt-shuttling and why a civil service career is hard to beat
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Edward Barker, director, natural environment, trees and landscapes, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, explains what it takes to do his job
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Alice Hurrell
17 Oct Energy & Environment
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Alice Hurrell
Hurrell, chief people officer at DESNZ, was awarded a CBE for public service