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Former Scope and Mencap IT director Conall Bullock takes on newly-created Cabinet Office role, reporting directly to permanent secretary Richard Heaton

The civil service’s greatest strength is its people. But are they also its biggest risk?

New study by CSMA club highlights gap between public and private sector attitudes to work

As winners of the Analysis and Use of Evidence Award at the 2014 Civil Service Awards, DfID’s Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme is at the forefront of Whitehall’s shift towards evidence-based policy. Sarah Aston meets team leader Dr Joanna Macrae

Learn about the key benefits of extending your IT infrastructure to the highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the AWS cloud

How has NASA benefited from Cloud computing? Amazon Web Services shares their NASA case study

Cutting-edge communications and training campaigns are using the theories and technologies behind the best video games, says Joshua Chambers

If the next government wants to shake up Whitehall, it must do it in the right way, for the right reasons, says the Institute for Government's Peter Riddell

The Public Services Conference 2030 highlighted the significant progress the government has made in embracing digital, but there's more to do

New report by the Institute for Government think tank warns that 'huge variation in quality, usability and accessibility' of data is making it harder to measure departmental performance against Business Plans

There’s a long way to go, but civil servants are finally starting to get the IT they need, says the government’s chief technology officer Liam Maxwell

Four years on, has the Aerospace Growth Partnership given the aviation industry an uplift? Colin Marrs investigates

Civil Service Policy Profession to trial policy degree for future civil service leaders in a bid to professionalise government policy-making

If we are serious about creating a sustainable future, we must make Whitehall fit for the challenge, says environmental policy analyst and former government adviser Duncan Brack

Watch the highlights from the recent BT Infinity Lab Award a collaboration between BT, the Cabinet Office and Tech Hub. 

The British Library’s major new show marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. After a morning spent among scrolls and artifacts – including King John’s back molars – Jacqueline Tenreiro gives her verdict  

TCS is using Big Data to help you see GE2015 in a whole new way

The civil service has taken a battering – but could Sir Humphrey’s time be about to come again?

As CSW launches its new Transformation hub, BT’s vice president for central government Julie Tankard shares her perspectives on achieving long-lasting change, building services around the citizen, and the importance of listening to and supporting your frontline staff

As the civil service embraces smarter working, The Way We Work programme is helping officials develop strategies to promote more flexible and cost-efficient work strategies. BT shares best practice from the inaugural TW3 awards

Ian Dalton CBE, President of Government and Health, BT Global Services reveals the winner and runners up in a competition to find small companies that will make a big difference to public services and change lives, through imaginative digital products and services. 

Digitalisation is inspiring a new breed of public sector CIO to unlock their creativity and take a leading role in their organisation 

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood sets out revised Talent Action Plan after 'worrying' government-commissioned reports on LGBT, BME and disability representation in the civil service