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Department pledges to take more notice of green building certification and increase use of low-emission vehicles

Dame Judith Hackitt also wants building regulations reviews at least every five years, and for the results to be “user-friendly”

Government will launch new London North Eastern Railway brand to run services after financial failure of operator Virgin-Stagecoach

NAO criticises failure of both parties to recognise complexity of contract to simultaneously run and cut primary care support services

Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment

Two select committees back the government’s decision not to bail out outsourcing firm and let it fall into liquidation

Mental health first aid can save lives and support better mental wellbeing, but it’s not just a case of training staff and hoping for the best. Kath Cheer and Paul Horsman advise on building structures that help mental health first aiders to support their colleagues

Home secretary tells MPs that number could rise and does not rule out possibility of future restructure of department

NICS decision to approve waste incinerator in absence of executive overturned in court

Department teams up with Samaritans to offer training and support for military and civilians

BT argues that the digital age requires a certain level of trust in technology. But how can we establish this and still make the most of digital transformation?

Amber Rudd’s decision to resign comes as no surprise, but the full picture of accountability for Windrush is much more complex

Talks between UK and Scottish governments have been unable to reach agreement on who will be given powers returning from Brussels

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

Staff welcome weekly window for healthy activities agreed in deal with civil service unions

Vodafone reports on some of the findings from research conducted by the LSE

Internal inquiry underway after drugs found in secure area of department

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

The National Health Service is sitting on a goldmine of patient information, but identifying how best to tap its rich seams is very much a work in progress. SA Mathieson reports. Photography by Paul Heartfield

Conciliation service officers picket branches as dispute with management escalates

NAO report says spad pushed for Steve Lamey to be hired despite civil servants’ objections

An innovative scheme has brought Army officers and MoD civil servants together to improve training and development opportunities. Ahead of his appointment as the UK’s top military officer, General Sir Nick Carter tells Richard Johnstone why this has been a priority

Department accused of lacking cost control as affordability gap opens up in 10-year programme