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Tax agency will move 2,700 staff to second Scottish regional centre by 2021

Proposals indicate that the firm, which went out of business last month, expected to be able to get double its profit margins on some Whitehall contracts

MPs criticise slow progress on “byzantinely complicated task” but Brexit department insists capability is constantly under review

Head of the watchdog, Elizabeth Denham, says ICO will be expected to do “more of everything” as strict new data compliance law comes down the track

Brexit is creating a mammoth task for government. The new Brexit|Org|Gov Project is attempting to understand and track what needs to be done across the public sector ahead of leaving the EU

Department for Work and Pensions update lists offices earmarked for closure in rest of 2018

Crown Commercial Service has put together a £16m four-year framework with six suppliers offering “nudge theory” advice

Nationalising the service currently operated by Virgin Trains is one of two options for services after franchise “got its sums wrong”

The man responsible for delivering the National Cyber Security Strategy to discusses diversity, enabling change, and a holistic approach to security

Intervention by three former civil service chiefs comes after leading Brexiteers accused the Treasury off fiddling figures to maintain a close relationship with the EU

Describing GDS as "well-meaning but increasingly peripheral", departments are starting to take back digital responsibilities. This is a mistake

Vodafone explores some of the ways IoT is significantly improving public sector service delivery

Programme manager bags runner up slot in literary springboard the Costa Short Story Award

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

Union flags webinar frustration as 1,000 staff fear for jobs

Data shows scale of challenge to remove single use plastics from across Whitehall

The department’s Richard Burn named HM trade commissioner for China during UK government’s three-day trade mission

Shadow body overseeing hubs programme and New Property Model expected to go live last year

Union slammed DExEU minister Steve Baker after he refused to dismiss “conspiracy theory” claims of civil service bias

Vote by parliament to release analysis comes after it was leaked to media

All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data

Lombardelli will take up post in April following departure of Sir David Ramsden

Stonewall’s list of the 100 best employers assesses organisations on trans inclusion for first time this year

BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence