Operational Delivery

Hancock replaced by ex-junior health minister Ben Gummer in key job determining civil service policy

Former FCO chief insists old department will be "absolutely at the heart of" new prime minister's task of quitting the European Union

Exclusive: Civil service workforce plan launches with promise to increase specialisation, improve training – and review the civil service "reward offer"

Institute for Government warns of "time, cost and distraction that would inevitably come from creating an entirely new organisation"

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy says lack of Brexit planning "indicated the prioritisation of political interests above national security,"

National Audit Office issues another qualification of department’s accounts and says fraud and error levels remain “unacceptably high”

Watchdog suggests Home Office and NHS England tighten joint-working arrangements in future outsourcing deals

Foreign secretary tells MPs that government wanted to avoid making "an unwarranted intervention in the course of the campaign" over Britain's place in the European Union

Oliver Letwin tells Foreign Affairs committee that the Brexit unit has no budgetary constraints so far, though it currently only exists in “virtual” form

Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) 85,000 staff will be encouraged to save with member-owned financial institutions

While all the focus in recent days may have been on the consequences of Britain's historic decision to quit the European Union, that doesn't mean life in Whitehall ground to a halt. Here are three key, non-Brexit stories you may have missed since the referendum result

Communities and Local Government permanent secretary tells CSW departments must not “hunker down” as new team seeks brightest and best civil servants to lead work on UK’s exit from the European Union