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National Cyber Security Centre marks first 12 months in existence by publishing report into threat landscape

Scottish Conservative leader calls on government to fulfil manifesto pledges to move “significant numbers” of civil servants out of Whitehall

Sir Jeremy Heywood releases survey as new leadership academy starts work helping civil servants manage change

Technology may never replace the need for human civil servants, but our panel of experts recognised a direction of travel. Colin Marrs reports from a CSW round table

Offer to ‘transform pay system’ of weather forecaster follows legal action from female employees earning £7,000 less than male colleagues

FDA warned that any 2018-19 pay increase ‘must be fully funded to have meaningful impact’ as Boris Johnson calls for staff cuts

Recent years has seen a rise in the number of academic blogs that analyse government plans. How can they help make better policy?

Appointment of new department chief follows Mark Lowcock’s departure to run UN humanitarian agency

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

Louise Casey, Tory backbenchers and PCS union raise fears over implementation plans

Launch of free trade think tank in the Foreign Office showed "astonishing lack of judgement in using official government buildings", says FDA

Civil servants have access to an unprecedented amount of data, but how can they better use it to improve citizen outcomes? Geoffrey Lyons reports on a recent round table discussion

DExEU, Cabinet Office, and Defra under fire for refusal to answer information requests

Government Property Unit releases numbers as Labour announces policy to nationalise private finance initiative contracts

Tony Douglas will stand down from role at Defence Equipment and Support to return to aviation sector

Amid tensions between UK parliaments over EU Withdrawal Bill, incoming DExEU perm sec insists devolution is ‘meat and drink’ to civil servants

Cabinet Office accounts reveal big hike in spending on interim workers to ensure key programmes are delivered

Chair of department’s women’s network calls on male staff across the civil service to act as allies to feminist cause

Cabinet Office says the proposal has not yet been agreed, despite reports

IfG urges civil service to ‘get a grip on Brexit workforce strategy’ as FOI request finds high staff turnover in DExEU

Shadow health secretary said Cabinet Office and Treasury would work together to review contracts

Lord Bridges said there’s no time to focus on anything but Brexit-related priorities

The One Team Government movement has big ambitions to reform how Whitehall works by getting different professions and departments to work better together. PublicTechnology meets its co-founder Kit Collingwood-Richardson to find out more

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