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Newly-released interviews by the Institute for Government offer a fascinating insight into politicians’ views of the Whitehall machine. They ain’t all that flattering, finds Suzannah Brecknell...

Some staff are still uncertain about joining the GCO, Institute for Government researchers find, though the reforms to improve commercial capability are already making an impact

Education department picks former Number 10 Delivery Unit chief to lead competition-focused new universities regulator

Reform think tank calls for rethink on civil service management style as it predicts more than 130,000 administrative-level civil service jobs could be automated in the next ten years

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

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

HMRC confirms it will look again at tax credits withdrawn by the US contractor

Whitehall insider-turned-academic Richard Mottram says EU referendum and its aftermath underscores the uphill struggle of speaking truth to power

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

Cabinet Office’s role in protecting information “remains unclear within central government”, warns Public Accounts Commitee

Civil service’s largest trade union seeks judicial review of terms and conditions overhaul

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