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Report suggests UK’s top negotiator is increasingly frustrated at being sidelined in Brexit talks

Government Commercial Function professional standards handbook touted as ‘tool for career progression’

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

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

Whitehall & Industry Group hands out accolade it says captures ‘the incredible impact’ of alumni of its leadership programmes

Union says announcement of staffing milestone fails to acknowledge long-term headcount reductions

Chief executive of Whitehall’s central buying unit to move to Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply in July

Inquiry by MPs found immigration and border system already understaffed, with problems likely to be compounded by uncertainty over Brexit

Union accuses tax agency of 'throwing IT staff on the scrap heap' as it emerges there may not be room for them in new regional centres

Civil Service Commission eyes relaxation of competition rules if they are “unlikely to secure suitable appointees”

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

Tailored review urges Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to give garden city development corporation more financial freedom

Damning report finds no evidence of department-driven workforce planning for sector since Gordon Brown was prime minister

Tax agency will move 2,700 staff to second Scottish regional centre by 2021

MPs criticise slow progress on “byzantinely complicated task” but Brexit department insists capability is constantly under review

Department for Work and Pensions update lists offices earmarked for closure in rest of 2018

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

Shadow body overseeing hubs programme and New Property Model expected to go live last year

Union slammed DExEU minister Steve Baker after he refused to dismiss “conspiracy theory” claims of civil service bias

All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data

Stonewall’s list of the 100 best employers assesses organisations on trans inclusion for first time this year

BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence

Charity Sense about Science scores 94 policies from 12 departments against criteria determining how far they publish evidence underpinning decisions

Departments called on to be more open about policy challenges at five-year anniversary of the What Works Network