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Spreading innovation throughout government will require departments, disciplines and sector experts to work together to transform services. Ahead of an exclusive CSW roundtable, co-chaired by GDS chief Kevin Cunnington, we examine the progress so far, and where the civil service needs to go from here.

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

Jonathan Slater has warned education secretary Damian Hinds that plans to implement changes by 2020 may not be deliverable

Brexit select committee says nation is cruising towards default ongoing membership post 2020

Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme is four years late and likely to cost £229m more than planned say MPs

Move of Hugh Ind, who had faced scrutiny following the resignation of former home secretary Amber Rudd, not lined to report examining advice to ministers, says department

Institute for Government says refreshed documents still show ministries “trying to do too much” but welcomes diversity focus

Jon Thompson says prime minister’s preferred customs partnership option could be cost neutral but take five years to set up

Government faces constant contradictions in public expectations – and nowhere more so than the Home Office. A more honest discussion might help us learn the lessons of Windrush

Auditors find a lack of evidence that departments consistently act on recommendations from government-funded investigations

Civil Aviation Authority chief Andrew Haines announced as chief executive of the DfT-owned company

Former transport secretary criticises ‘bonanza for lawyers and consultants’ during five-month delay before line was renationalised

Group to be chaired by Ministry of Defence board member and banking executive Sir Gerry Grimstone

New data laws come into force in Europe on May 25, but how will the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affect businesses and the general public?

Parliamentary report calls for better intelligence sharing between departments and stronger political guidance for FCO and HMRC

After a career managing major projects and transforming the way we maintain our roads, Graham Dalton is making his mark at the DIO. He speaks to Jim Dunton about smarter partnerships, runway renovations, and dinghies

Grenfell Tower tragedy and housing drive are behind growth spurt, department says

Auditors should be given full access to the accounts of the scheme after chief's £1.7m salary is revealed

Innovative selection process sees three firms picked for 10-year project to support personnel for next-generation Dreadnought Class nuclear submarines

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

Changes to so-called IR35 rules for “off-payroll” workers boost coffers as ministers mull roll-out to private firms 

David Sterling backs decision by department to appeal High Court judgment against construction of incinerator

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock

Cabinet Office advertises for replacement for Campbell McCafferty, who has held the role since it was created in 2016