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PCS union accuses driver agency of "petty-minded response" to staff who took earlier strike action
Former Ministry of Justice permanent secretary says technology-enabled flexible working can help disabled civil servants progress in their careers, even in an era of prolonged cut-backs
As the dust settles on the Spending Review, the founder of Tony Blair's Downing Street Delivery Unit Sir Michael Barber assesses the implications for good government, looks ahead to the new Single Departmental Plans – and says it's time for a rethink to ensure the civil service can continue to attract top talent
Chief executive of the Defence Equipment and Support agency says fresh Trident cost estimates are proof of an end to a culture in which the MoD has been "unrealistic about the numbers"
Institute for Fiscal Studies says talk of "end to austerity" is premature
Foreign Affairs Committee chair Crispin Blunt welcomes “better outcome than had been feared” for the FCO
Chancellor eyes more austerity in first interview since yesterday’s cuts announcements – while the IFS says departmental settlement is "very, very tight"
Fiscal watchdog predicts 0.1m drop in public sector workforce by 2020, but says pay restraint will reduce need for cuts
Reaction to the chancellor's Spending Review from Peter Riddell, Matthew Taylor, Dave Penman, Mark Serwotka, Garry Graham and Carolyn Fairbairn
The Prime Minister described top official as “somewhere between a brother and a father” to all in the Number 10 team
GDS to get an extra £450m, Spending Review confirms
Comprehensive Spending Review eyes raft of efficiency-focused changes across government, including a review of sickness absence and cuts to the DWP estate. Here are the key details
Topline departmental figures from the chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review
Live: Rolling coverage of the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement provided by CSW's sister title PoliticsHome
Ministers reportedly seeking vote on the self-imposed welfare cap after tax credits rethink
CSW rounds up the big Spending Review stories and analysis ahead of the chancellor's statement to the Commons at 12:30pm
How smart is your team? Bruce Mann, executive director of the Government Property Unit, on the importance of smart working and how the civil service is celebrating and supporting teams who want to adopt it
Defence committee takes evidence on the Strategic Defence and Security Review – with decision to axe 30% of MoD's civilian staff coming under fire from academics
The chief executive of the Whitehall & Industry Group discusses key lessons from his time as disability champion at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We rightly expect a lot from our perm secs – and the controversy over public funding for the Kids Company charity shows how important their advice can be
After years of shrinking departmental budgets, how can civil servants rise to the further challenge of the 2015 Spending Review? Jess Wilkins reports from a CSW round table which sought to address that very question
Significant victory for NHS chief executive Simon Stevens as chancellor George Osborne brings forward promised NHS investment
The Department for Transport has addressed the causes of the failed West Coast rail franchise, the NAO spending watchdog finds – but risks remain to future competitions as work on HS2 delays the new West Coast franchise by six months
Strategic Defence and Security Review sets out aim of reducing MoD civilian staff numbers to 41,000 – with unions warning that the scale of cuts could have frontline ramifications