Economics

New recruit be responsible for managing a £50m annual IT budget

Former chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road has also been Defra and Home Office chief economist

James Stewart becomes the latest senior departure from the Government Digital Service, as he makes the case for IT spend controls

Spending Review 2015 plans "will remain in place", says the new chancellor – but departments will be able to reinvest some of their 2019/20 savings

Land Registry "will remain in the public sector", Autumn Statement confirms, as PCS hails campaign victory

"Brexit will be a true test of whether SDPs are fit for purpose", says the Public Accounts Committee

Former top officials warn against centralisation of power with the finance ministry on eve of chancellor Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement

Government efficiency targets have only made the financial position of NHS bodies worse, warns the National Audit Office

This year's People Survey provides a snapshot of morale at Whitehall's newest organisations: the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Department for International Trade, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Matt Foster crunches the numbers

HMRC says Concentrix staff moving in-house are being given fresh training, as it confirms earlier-than-planned end to controversial fraud and error deal

Union research shows Grade 6 staff have seen a 16% pay cut in take-home pay since 2011, amid warnings that rises at lower grades will fail to keep pace with the National Living Wage

Public Accounts Committee says Concentrix debacle highlights potential for error as Universal Credit rollout continues