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DfID's first Conservative secretary of state warns of "unprecedented attack from elements of the media" on the department's work to help the world's poorest

HMRC confirms it will look again at tax credits withdrawn by the US contractor

Fresh data flags more modest year-on-year savings, as Cabinet Office acknowledges that larger efficiencies "will only be achieved by total service transformation"

Total running costs fell by over 7% in 2015-16, Cabinet Office says, as it readies launch of "New Property Model" to charge departments rent on their holdings

Single Source Regulations Office seeks greater oversight of contracts for non-competitive military goods

Green light from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee follows hearing in which he said the Government Statistical Service appeared to have been “downgraded” over the years

Appointments watchdog gives Air Marshal Sir Simon Bollom green light to set up consultancy and accept commissions – one of which involves MoD project

Rob Behrens, former director of the Cabinet Office's International Public Service Group, set to head up Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman after grilling from MPs

Cabinet Office report finds that Whitehall's move to digital happened at different rates in different departments, meaning information management was not properly re-assessed

Watchdog cites failure to get Treasury agreement for scheme's lifetime funding as contributing factor to the cancellation of a £100m competition

Gordon Brown's former strategy chief and easyJet CEO among additions to new department's board 

Rob Behrens tells MPs that office relocation and merged operations with local government counterpart can fund investment in complaints handlers