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Whitehall should be prepared to take responsibility for delivering programmes, says Troubled Families chief Louise Casey

George Osborne wants to sell the Government's stake in RBS "as quickly as we can" after the general election.

CSW asked Conservative MP and former children's minister Tim Loughton to appraise the UK civil service

MoD and NHS England handed fines over workers paid through service companies

Committee urges greater diversity in intelligence agencies

Attorney general's deputy legal secretary set to follow Michael Fuller in inspecting prosecutor's work

Former cabinet secretary warns too many politicians 'don't get' poverty

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says security and justice work lacks focus, but praises more targeted efforts in Malawi and Bangladesh

Colin Marrs talks to Peter Wilding, who moved from head of energy policy at HM Treasury to Treasury secondee in Cheshire West & Chester

Committee praises 'smooth' Electricity Market Reform roll-out process, but issues warning over coal plant subsidies 

Sale of 40% stake in continental rail link set to beat projection and raise more than £750m

Reports that Equiniti - 51% owners of joint mutual overseeing Whitehall pensions - being sized up for stock market debut or sale

Solent Gateway Limited named as MoD favourite to manage military port near Southampton

Labour rounds on Home Office over investigation into Serco-run detention centre

Information Technology is a contentious topic in healthcare circles. But that didn’t stop CSW exploring its potential at a recent round table, as Tim Gibson reports

Defence committee chair stresses warning over Russian expertise

Joint Committee on National Security Strategy says failure to prepare could "damage the quality of the strategy"

Prime minister David Cameron set to unveil new measures to crack down on child sexual exploitation

Officials tell MPs the MoD has "locked in" £2.3bn of planned £4.1bn savings from support budget

Defence safety regulators to merge into Defence Safety Authority from 1 April 2015

International Women’s Day is an opportunity for everyone, regardless of gender, says Mary Aiston

Outgoing DCLG perm sec and former head of the civil service Sir Bob Kerslake chews the fat with Jess Bowie

New HMT and Cabinet Office plan to highlight UK taxpayer funding sparks SNP attack