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Nine days after his appointment as permanent secretary of the Department of Energy & Climate Change, Alex Chisholm suddenly found himself running the newly-formed Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Here he talks merging ministries, Brexit and championing both business and consumers with Sam Macrory

New report suggests a proportional headcount that is half the civil service-wide average

Chief people officer Rupert McNeil (pictured) says current recruitment technology is “40 or 50 years out of date”

Civil service chief John Manzoni says good relationships between departments and their agencies are built on "trust, clarity of accountability" and a "shared understanding of purpose and outcomes"

Tory former Cabinet Office heavyweight heaps praise on staff at the centre of government – but hits out at civil service churn, the quality of advice, and the skills valued in line departments

House of Lords committee puts HMRC officials through their paces

Cressida Dick set to leave Foreign Office director general role to return to policing

As the civil service Fast Track apprenticeship programme opens for a new round of applications, the Cabinet Office's deputy director of early talent Greg Hobbs explains how the scheme can offer a springboard into a variety of government careers – and introduces two apprentices who've benefited from it

Dames Stella Rimington and Ursula Brennan among a group of female leaders who gathered at Buckingham Palace to mark growing number of women joining top ranks of civil service

Government should not be "opposed to consulting the people on the outcome of the negotiations", argues former cabinet secretary

Education department comes in for criticism as audit office report flags increasing free school costs as old buildings fall into disrepair

Retaining public trust “absolutely critical" to plans for data-drive government, says the civil service CEO

Ex-Treasury perm sec challenges David Davis's claims about the civil service's readiness for Brexit, as his former colleague Lord O'Donnell warns of major task presented by Great Repeal Bill

Regulatory Policy Committee says it is "disappointed" that departments appear to be diverting resources away from providing rigorous assessment of their decisions

Brexit ministry confirms it is "currently exploring options" to bolster scientific advice available to it

COO, who can expect to earn up to £140,000, set to take a lead on new Brexit-focused department's HR, finance and estates strategy

Ministers brace for parliamentary "ping pong" as peers scrutinise Brexit bill

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

Departmental data release breaks down £583m spend on foreign outposts during 2015-16

Tax collection agency beats target by 400,000 users months ahead of self-imposed deadline

Report claims Sir Jeremy Heywood secured extra £250m for health service with ultimatum

Department seeks Office for Disability Issues chief and deputy director for Disability Employment Strategy Directorate

Most of the challenges the Workforce Plan purports to tackle are ones that Whitehall has bumped up against for decades. Perhaps it's time to start interrogating the civil service's Victorian structures – rather than simply adding layers of reform on top, argues Andrew Greenway

Westminster City Council approves proposals for Whitehall landmark despite heritage concerns