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HMRC has been at the forefront of the government’s smarter working agenda, and is attempting to change the culture across one of government’s biggest organisations. There are lessons for other departments in the progress so far, says Luke Heselwood

Senior shadow cabinet figure Andrew Gwynne revealed his concerns about central government to deliver Labour’s policy platform

BT customers to benefit from improved visibility and management of their hybrid networking infrastructure

Former cabinet secretary Lord Andrew Turnbull shares his reflections, and a lunch, with Suzannah Brecknell

But think tank warns the needs of staff rather than new technology should drive change

Appointments watchdog imposes bespoke Brexit ban on his activities at consultancy

Outsourcing firm now owns 75% of flagship 'mutual' civil service pensions administrator

The review was "completely silent" on how the civil service deals with complaints against minister, Amy Leversidge said.

Hodge's constitutent Sarah O'Connor, who died this week, was "treated appallingly by the Home Office", she wrote

Mayank Prakash, who was named CIO of the year in 2016, set to return to the private sector

Labour calls on business secretary Greg Clark to take action

Shadow chancellor plans new Whitehall unit to develop plans for public and community ownership

Account intended to make top leadership more visible and make civil servants feel #proud

When it comes to digital transformation, you want your organisation to lead from the front

Less than half of the civil servants who replied to the survey felt appropriate action was taken when bullying had taken place

Hillier also said project delivery skills should be valued more highly within civil service job structures

The civil service has many skills but finds itself resistant to change. It needs to disseminate itself more widely across society – and a new ministry for the opposition could do it, according to Margaret Thatcher’s former policy advisor Norman Strauss

Government Economic Service unveils four-year degree-level apprenticeship programme

Public Accounts Committee warns of ‘unfit for purpose’ infrastructure and Brexit risks

Former FCO perm sec Ricketts says government must review how it handled the build up to Salzburg summit

Parliamentary committee calls for detailed breakdown on £18bn annual-cost-to-business figure as Chequers Plan customs vision falters

Richard Heaton announces Michael Spurr departure at “the right time to ask a new chief executive to take on this important role”

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This section looks at three MoD projects to boost military capability

The transport secretary said the rail industry had "struggled to deliver" as he launched a major review ahead of the ORR's final report.