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FCO teams up with DFID and British Council to tender for four-year framework to provide networking to 550 sites in the UK and throughout the world

Departmental figures show that seven big government departments have an average pay gap of over 10%

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without. Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood kicks off our Whitehall roundup

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.

Harlow Council planners approve blueprint for science campus

With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.

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

Parts of the civil service have spent 2017 developing bold new ways to do things in government. They must prosper in what will be an uncomfortable year ahead

Cabinet Office Single Departmental Plan also reveals proposals for a new shared services strategy as part of moves to boost commercial capability

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Staff at agency near the bottom of the civil service pay satisfaction table, but unable to take strike action

Watchdog MP Meg Hillier slams two-year time-lag that has seen millions of pounds spent on services from an "inadequate" provider

Public appointment commissioner lauds progress on gender diversity but brands record for disabled people “inadequate”

BT talks with the futurists and visionaries preparing the UK for a digital future

ONS figures reveal 300 staff moving from BEIS to DfE following shift in responsibility for further education

Automation can create jobs with the right policies in place, deputy leader Tom Watson says in new report

Auditor review of Green Investment Bank privatisation concludes efforts to ensure firm’s liabilities were off the public sector balance sheet could have reduced sale price

The government has recently set up a number of high-profile inquiries, including into child sexual abuse and the Grenfell Tower fire. As the terms of reference for the Grenfell Tower probe are finalised, this is how inquiries can earn trust

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

Cabinet secretary makes “statement of intent” about future rights to work in government

Whitehall’s chief executive says thousands of civil servants have already been moved into Brexit roles, with around a quarter coming from outside government

You can’t take the politics out of big projects, but strengthening the National Infrastructure Commission and building the evidence base will lead to wiser decisions

Department wants extra cash to fund efficiency reforms and a full defence review to follow national security adviser's work

Former civil service head raises concerns about increasing demand pressures across the health service