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Interim chief Martin Jones has position made permanent

FDA union calls for civil servants to be paid for all overtime, as survey shows an increase in the number of officials working above their contracted hours

Cabinet Office’s Iain Patterson cautions against changing departmental tech for the sake of it, as he sheds more light on ‘Ocean Liner’ review of big government IT contracts

Study by Tech UK and Dods Research finds gap between vision and reality on departments' digital transformation plans

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

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chair Bernard Jenkin says legislation may be needed to make non-executive directors brought into government feel less disposable

Politicians are fond of bandying around statistics to boost their arguments – but how much of what they say is informed by facts? Suzannah Brecknell meets Full Fact director Will Moy who explains his mission to rid public debate of “nonsense”

The Public Accounts Committee wants the most senior civil servants to play a greater role in approving major projects, and to publish their assessments of whether policies offer value for money

PCS study of almost 25,000 civil servants, including managers, finds widespread concern about the way performance management is working in practice

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

Department of Health says “military level” contingency planning in place to ensure emergency care will continue

Union's deputy general secretary says 1% average pay rise cap is "not sustainable", after government gives departments more freedom to reward "outstanding" senior officials

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

Donnelly says department is spending £168,000 a year on putting Sheffield and London staff up in hotels – but local MP Paul Blomfield says the BIS perm sec's latest answers give only a "half truth"

Government sets out response as Senior Salaries Review Body warns some managers earning less than their juniors – but FDA blasts "sticking plaster" approach

Dawes chairs first meeting of the cross-departmental Civil Service People Board – and vows "more strategic look at reward and pay" and focus on making sure staff have accurate pension info

Meg Hillier and Iain Wright demand detail on BIS restructuring – after permanent secretary Martin Donnelly says the department cannot give figures while redundancy talks continue

Unions welcomed Court of Appeal decision backing 2015 ruling that amendments to DfT's staff handbook were unlawful

Current head of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat Jonathan Slater heading to the DfE when Chris Wormald moves to Health

Union general secretary sticks up for the Home Office second perm sec after Home Affairs Committee grilling

Mental health, musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging healthy lifestyles top priorities for newly-created cross-Whitehall role

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

Energy secretary Amber Rudd leads tributes as former chief scientific advisor loses battle with stomach cancer

New digital hire will head up plan to help departments share common digital platforms and oversee budget "in excess" of £15m a year