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Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If government does not embrace them, it will lose out

Move “treating public servants with contempt”, says Whitehall's biggest union

Paul Lincoln to lead immigration and customs-control body from September

National Audit Office says department did not look carefully enough at other ways to fund new nuclear plant

Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry

Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are already being implemented

Outgoing council chief claims local government secretary Sajid Javid told the authority to seek his resignation

Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech

For people working in government, getting on with the task at hand should not be a morality-free process, says Claire Foster-Gilbert

Britain's departure from the EU dominates as a number of Conservative manifesto pledges are dropped from legislative programme

A new digital minister is also needed to provide political leadership for reform drive, says think tank

Crawford Falconer to advise on post-Brexit deals and lead development of trade profession across the civil service

Brexit secretary insists first day of exit talks had been constructive

All sides in the Brexit talks want an early agreement on the status of Northern Ireland. At a time when the Northern Ireland Civil Service gets new interim head, what will that mean in practice? CIPFA's Alan Bermingham explores one possible solution to the unique challenges in this region

Government confirms plan for two-year parliamentary session to implement Brexit legislation

Veteran negotiator Jonathan Powell has had a hand in some of the most important deals in the UK’s recent history. He offers some Brexit wisdom to John Ashmore

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Civil service mainstay Prospect warns new work and pensions secretary not to raise retirement bar

Manifesto proposal developed by former Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer was kept from local government and health cabinet ministers until less than 24 hours before launch

As the death toll continues to rise, prime minister says nation needs answers on high-rise inferno disaster

Steve Baker’s comments came after he raised concerns about Whitehall staff ‘obstructing Brexit’

Treasury and DExEU among departments to see most wide-ranging changes

BT finds that IT Directors disagree over whether Artificial Intelligence will create or displace jobs