Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
Border Security Command chief to step down
23 Mar HR
Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
04 Apr 2024 HR
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
Pippa Lambert reappointed to pay review body for six months
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
03 Apr 2024 HR
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
Following the release of a major new data strategy, Office for National Statistics chief data officer Fiona James talks about the power of linking information, and why departments must build data into spending review plans
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
03 Apr 2024 HR
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
Successful candidate will lead department's community of nearly 400 analysts
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
02 Apr 2024 HR
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
Perm sec says reporting error backs up concerns raised by PAC and NAO about the department's management of its inventory
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
02 Apr 2024 HR
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
Union set to reintroduce strike levy as government-wide pay campaign heats up
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
01 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
28 Mar 2024 HR
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
Undercover reporter was hired as agency staff member at troubled HMP Bedford
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
28 Mar 2024 HR
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
Meg Hillier's annual report calls for urgent investment in "big nasties" including ageing IT, the schools estate and hospitals
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
27 Mar 2024 HR
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
Sunak says having a physical home for professional development is a "question of resourcing"
Government trebles number of services using One Login
27 Mar 2024 HR
Government trebles number of services using One Login
Some 30 government services and 3.8 million people now using the login platform
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
27 Mar 2024 HR
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
Gove says Morse has “provided invaluable independent advice, challenge and support" to Oflog's early development
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
26 Mar 2024 HR
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks