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Report criticises system that allows ministers and officials to blame each other for mistakes

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

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

Helen MacNamara returns to the Cabinet Office to enforce rules on propriety and governance

National Audit Office found gaps of 18% across more than 100 critical skills including intelligence and engineering

The sacking of Nick Hardwick as chair of the Parole Board has raised questions about the future of the body – including how ministers will be able to find a successor, says Suzannah Brecknell

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

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

Union urges departmental leaders to lobby Treasury on pay demand, as other public sector leaders have

Perm sec Antonia Romeo lauds department’s ability to “highest-calibre talent” after recruiting John Mahon

DfT Lab develops machine learning prototype to sort parliamentary questions coming into the department

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