Department of Health criticised for recruitment drive just weeks after staff cuts
Move “treating public servants with contempt”, says Whitehall's biggest union
Conservative minority government’s Westminster woes will extend beyond the division lobbies,...
Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If...
Home Office names new Border Force director general
Paul Lincoln to lead immigration and customs-control body from September
Watchdog blasts BEIS handling of ‘risky and expensive’ Hinkley Point C deal
National Audit Office says department did not look carefully enough at other ways to fund new...
Department of Health loses over a quarter of staff in just three months, IfG finds
Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry
DfT publishes Gibb report into Southern Railway woes
Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are...
DCLG ‘forced out Kensington council chief over Grenfell Tower fire’
Outgoing council chief claims local government secretary Sajid Javid told the authority to seek...
Justice secretary confirms MoJ prison recruitment plan
Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the...
Queen’s Speech: Eight bills proposed to prepare Whitehall for Brexit as union slams government's failure to end pay cap
Britain's departure from the EU dominates as a number of Conservative manifesto pledges are...
‘Painfully slow’ digital transformation in Whitehall needs greater Treasury backing, says IfG
A new digital minister is also needed to provide political leadership for reform drive, says...
Department for International Trade names first chief trade negotiation adviser
Crawford Falconer to advise on post-Brexit deals and lead development of trade profession across...
'It’s a very big organisation and there are good and bad people': New Cabinet Office minister Damian Green appraises Whitehall
New minister responsible for civil service has praise for officials but also complains about 'ropey' delivery
Meet the minister: a civil servant’s guide to the first day with the new boss
A cabinet minister’s first day at their new department can set the tone for years to come. Andrew Greenway recalls those early encounters
Same difference? How the GDPR will differ from the DPA – and what public servants need to do now
For a public sector only just beginning to adapt to the demands of digital data, the looming General Data Protection Regulation obligations could be alarming. Jane Roberts of Toplevel asks how the...
Jane Dudman: Who needs experts? We all do
Prime minister Theresa May can’t afford to shut herself off from good, impartial advice
General election 2017: A case of electile dysfunction
Brexit isn’t the only difficult issue that next month’s vote needs to fix
Non-executive directors: How useful have they really been?
Little is known about the contribution of non-executives in Whitehall departments since their role was expanded in 2010. A new study aims to find out how they work
Sir David Norgrove interview: new chair of UK Statistics Authority on elections, the misuse of numbers and working for Margaret Thatcher
Former Treasury economist Sir David Norgrove is no stranger to number crunching and dealing with...
Sherin Aminossehe interview: Government property chief on desk space, relocating civil servants and land disposal
An epiphanal moment in Saudi Arabia prompted Sherin Aminossehe to swap life at a major global...
Catherine Brown interview: Food Standards Agency chief on modern regulation and the horse meat scandal
Outgoing Food Standards Agency chief executive Catherine Brown believed she had a job with a low...
Interview: GDS leader Kevin Cunnington on Whitehall 'self-help groups', spend controls and cold water swimming
After a tumultuous first six months as director general of the Government Digital Service, Kevin...
Sue Owen interview: the DCMS perm sec on her small department with big ideas
With staff numbers and responsibilities growing, DCMS is undergoing something of a...
Interview: BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on merging DECC and BIS, the Industrial Strategy, and the Brexit challenge
Nine days after his appointment as permanent secretary of the Department of Energy & Climate...
Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 23)
Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese
Carol Tullo interview: National Archives director on leadership, digital record-keeping, and the benefits of peer support
After starting her career in law Carol Tullo has now worked in the civil service for 20 years. She talks to Suzannah Brecknell about two decades worth of change, Whitehall milestones and the...
Making the global village a reality for policy
At a time of constrained resources for civil servants, learning from other governments’ mistakes and successes is one way to save time and money
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow review: "A hefty account of the man who helped shape the future of the United States"
Geoffrey Lyons reviews Ron Chernow's biography of the enterprising statesman whose legacy endures in modern America
The End of Alchemy by Mervyn King review: "excellent primer on the basic flaws underlying our economic system"
Geoffrey Lyons reviews Mervyn King's accessible take on the rudimentary failings of modern finance
First Lady: the Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill, review: 'fascinating account of an under appreciated woman'
Geoffrey Lyons reviews Sonia Purnell’s enthralling new biography of one of Britain’s most misunderstood figures