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An epiphanal moment in Saudi Arabia prompted Sherin Aminossehe to swap life at a major global architecture practice for the civil service, where she now leads the Government Property Unit. She spreads the word to Colin Marrs

Review suggests priorities and spending decisions should be “more explicitly informed” by the return they provide on investment

National Audit Office investigation finds £120m-plus spent in south-east has so far led to just one train operator introducing flexible part-time season tickets

Move will free the institution from public sector ownership, says minister

BT, TechHub and the Cabinet Office have announced the winners of their Securing the Nation competition at an event at the iconic BT Tower

Insolvency Service investigator Claire Entwistle recounts the impressions and insights she picked up while shadowing Louise Haigh MP

Prospect calls for end to 1% pay cap as well as independent review of Whitehall wage levels

Tory policy guru launches cross-party initiative to consider how post-Brexit regulations can support the economy, with support from former cabinet secretary Lord Butler and business leaders

Rail Group DG takes up post at the Department for Transport, increasing number of female departmental chiefs to five

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s report on the lessons from the EU referendum raises a number of important issues that deserve further attention.

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

Untangling the UK’s complicated relationship with European environmental policies and subsidies could be the hardest part of leaving the EU. Mark Rowe reports

ONS figures show that pay fell in real terms in the three months to February

Almost one in three headteachers are using their Pupil Premium funding to plug gaps in their school’s budget, research has revealed.

Senior figure in Manchester devolution deal says Brexit shows centralised UK has not served country well

Committee calls for purdah rules to be revised for the digital age and extended for referendum campaign periods

New appointment to lead on Brexit department’s policy and legislative agenda

£120,000 post will forge links between science and technology sectors in effort to boost trade

Outgoing civil service commissioners highlight concerns that pay restrictions are limiting the attractiveness of some posts, while slow recruitment processes stop departments hiring top candidates

Outgoing Food Standards Agency chief executive Catherine Brown believed she had a job with a low media profile until the horse meat scandal raced over the horizon. She tells Mark Smulian about the changes she has made in the department over the last five years and her plans for the future

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

Foreign secretary’s mayoral fixer becomes non-executive director at King Charles Street