HR

Mark Sedwill will act as cabinet secretary as well as national security adviser until September

Civil servants think rank-and-file politicians need private briefings on Universal Credit implementation and other big changes 

Strategy launched to link up government actuaries, economists, engineers, operational researchers, scientists, social researchers, statisticians and data scientists

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

Justice Select Committee says service morale at an all-time low after controversial changes that may never deliver reoffending reduction aims

Department offers £71k for grade 6 role described as ‘supplementing’ ongoing work

Move of CS Resourcing, including Fast Stream, intended to increase efficiency of HR function

Further details of shift away from competency-based framework for recruitment revealed as government lays out elements of success profiles across five areas – ability, experience, strengths, technical and behaviours

David Bunting to leave Border Delivery Group to take on general counsel role on temporary basis

Department for Education policy advisor reportedly failed to tell Whitehall she was appearing on reality TV show

PCS trade union to ballot 150,000 civil servants over next five weeks and expects “overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote”

PACAC announces new inquiry into case for developing an institution that allows civil service to be ‘more mindful of itself’