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Former Treasury economist Sir David Norgrove is no stranger to number crunching and dealing with tough politicians. Now the new chair of the UK Statistics Authority tells Jim Dunton about the challenges ahead for the statistics watchdog, and what he thinks Thatcher would have made of Brexit

BT looks at turning points within the UK defence sector, the evolving nature of warfare and how new cyber-attacks pose new questions for our national defence

Bill Holford explores how big data is changing modern warfare, and argues for a defence big data strategy to ensure we are making the most of the opportunities ahead

Unusual move was approved by civil service ethics chief, Cabinet Office confirms

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn cross country on last day of campaigning

Drive to boost digital public services needs renewed political leadership after the election, says think tank

Proposal would create a network comprising nine trade commissioners across the world to drum up business for the UK after Brexit

Martin Stanley recalls his own shift into the world of watchdogs and introduces his new ‘Understanding Regulation’ website

PCS expresses concern that contracts forming part of the tax department’s controversial regional hub scheme were signed in the pre-election period

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

Institute for Government data crunch highlights discrimination issues and “stalled” progress on boosting Senior Civil Service’s BAME numbers

MPs and centre users back call to save one of 78 threatened offices

Department's director general for policy and global programmes Nick Dyer will step up to top job

Mind says higher stress levels, including in central government, lead to three times the number of sick days due to mental health compared to private sector

Environmental campaigners seek High Court review of clean air proposals and consultation

After starting her career in law Carol Tullo has now worked in the civil service for 20 years. She talks to Suzannah Brecknell about two decades worth of change, Whitehall milestones and the digital future

Talks scheduled to start on 19 June could be delayed if government changes

Think tank urges next government to focus on finding “long term solution” to health and care funding pressures

Prime minister Theresa May can’t afford to shut herself off from good, impartial advice

Public sector CIOs may get below average salaries and bonuses, but they’re still among the happiest of IT leaders

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

Influential research institute says main parties’ policy proposals – including on public-sector pay – mask the real choices facing the nation and their consequences

Senior civil service has biggest range of average salaries of any grade across Whitehall, with Treasury chiefs paid least

Theresa May’s fledgling post-Brexit industrial strategy seeks to use government purchasing power to boost UK business if the Conservatives remain in power. Colin Marrs looks at historical precedents and future pointers.