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Regulator overseeing civil service recruitment makes four appointments – with strong emphasis on private sector backgrounds

Closing the gender pay gap and improving promotion rates among under-represented groups among first Diversity and Inclusion Objectives for permanent secretaries

Civil service gender champion Melanie Dawes acknowledges past failure on diversity challenge, but says senior civil service committed to tackling “dangers of group think”

Jeremy Heywood says "absolutely vital" digital team moving to "next phase" with departure of chief Mike Bracken

Freedom of Information has been a "very big positive" in spite of "chilling effects", says Cabinet secretary

Civil service will get smaller, says Cabinet secretary — but number of departments will “probably” stay the same

Minister for the Cabinet Office unveils plans for "digital fellowship" exchange on visit to Silicon Valley with government's CTO Liam Maxwell

Governments are increasingly seeking to transform their core systems. Andrew Arcuri of the Boston Consulting Group considers how they can move from achieving good results, to truly great ones

"This is the start of regaining control of the IT estate," says outgoing DVLA digital chief Iain Patterson, as agency moves services back in-house

Defence secretary tells RUSI think tank that the latest cross-government defence strategy will be "positive, assertive and quite properly strategic"

MP Louise Haigh replaces Chi Onwurah as shadow Cabinet Office minister for digital 

In our latest instalment of the Looking Across series, in which we ask those outside of Whitehall to give their perspectives on the civil service, Steven Cox talks to Sarah Aston about the Government Digital Service, SMEs and government procurement 

The chief of the FDA union warns that Whitehall will miss out on a significant talent pool if under-represented groups do not believe a leadership role in the civil service is for them

Cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood unveils new external diversity advisers

MoJ digital services manager Gavin Bell shares insight into government’s digital challenges as he steps down from role for private sector post

Management consultants looking at "operating costs across the department and partner organisations", says business secretary, but none "working directly" on its response to the Spending Review

Latest report by the public accounts committee warns police could bear brunt of "cost shunting" by other departments, but Home Office says it is working on reforms to make the system more "fair, robust and transparent"

Tim Kelsey to step down as NHS England’s national director for patients and information

Major business lobby group sets out stall ahead of government-wide Spending Review – with shared services, digitisation, and payment-by-results top of the agenda

With greater pressure on the public purse, a willingness to embrace new ways of working and a clear imperative to pursue the digital agenda, more and more government departments are turning to Knowledge Hub as a place to share knowledge, learn lessons and collaborate with colleagues and partners

Procuring to meet the aims of a National ‘for Health’ Service could extend and futureproof Bevan’s vision of free healthcare for all, says AECOM

Amber Rudd defends "incredibly important department" as Tory backbencher says merger with Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) being considered

MI5 director general Andrew Parker gives first live interview to "increase understanding" of intelligence agency's work – and suggests social media firms have an "ethical responsibility" to report terror concerns

Workforce shrinks by 8,000 posts – with GovCos and privatisations accounting for much of the change