Government Tax Profession

Report by the National Audit Office says the centre of government must do more to support departments struggling to manage the changing Whitehall workforce

Transport and defence departments to bear the brunt of extra cuts this year

Austin Mitchell reviews a new book examining the impact of decades of reform to central government 

Report by the National Audit Office says Home Office must improve its understanding of individual police forces, and how further funding cuts could impact service delivery

Simon Stevens calls for £22bn of savings as NHS Confederation warns health service under serious financial pressure

Former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell calls on new Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock to scrap a rule which means fast streamers must change jobs every six months

Meg Munn served as a minister for more than three years. Here she reflects on her time working with civil servants, including her attempts to get officials to ditch "baffling" jargon

Number 10 spokesperson denies new units tracking policy progress are a "judgement on the civil service"

Official in charge of Scotland’s fair work agenda admits set-up of Scottish civil service keeps out applicants with criminal convictions

Civil Service World survey finds civil servants undecided over whether departments still make sense as services move online

Report by the National Audit Office says Department for Work and Pensions must get better at spotting potential problems with big schemes

FDA and PCS unions sound the alarm over proposals to end "six figure" public sector redundancy pay