Operational Delivery

Move comes ahead of forthcoming government reshuffle and plan to make post ministerial role

Grant Shapps vows to 'undo the damage' of 1960s Beeching rail cuts with £500m fund to reopen axed lines

Around one third of UK citizens said they had looked at EU exit info, a figure "broadly unchanged” during the campaign, say auditors

Boris Johnson to take personal charge of post-Brexit trade talks supported by a 'small and agile' new unit

Plans for reform also include consistent use of cross-disciplinary teams in departments as contracts are signed

Move would reverse policy set out by Theresa May

Awards champion hails work of civil servants at start of a week-long programme to recognise winners

Ten senior officials with Brexit responsibility moved jobs in 2018/19 despite year being a high water mark of EU exit prep, think tank finds

Agreement in line with ‘commitment to affording meaningful pay awards for staff, particularly colleagues at the lower end of the pay range’ says agency

New award will recognise bodies that have adopted Office for Statistics Regulation’s trustworthiness, quality and value pledges outside official stats

BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe

Two-time minister Liam Fox says government should go ahead with DfID-FCO merger, but DIT should be saved

Madeleine Alessandri "embodies the very best that the civil service has to offer", Sir Mark Sedwill says

Funding plan will maintain scheme to help families with complex needs, ministry announces

Comments come as Civil Service Commission tells CSW it will “consider proposals on civil service appointments as necessary in the usual way”

Union says proposals show "a lack of understanding of the modern realities of the civil service"

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni and Treasury solicitor Jonathan Jones also among those receiving awards

Ben Wallace warns military top brass that procurement reform is on the way and blasts ‘almost criminal’ New Labour deals

Responses from across government highlight vital role in Brexit talks

30-bill legislative programme includes measures to develop new immigration rules and post-Brexit trade plans

Latest job stats reveal continuing upward trend in Whitehall employment

Former ministerial adviser joins calls for DExEU to be wound up after January Brexit day

Reports suggest departmental changes will be implemented in the new year following a limited reshuffle this week

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