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The government's lead non-executive says public services are now at a "critical juncture"

Business secretary tells MPs that axing Department for Business, Innovation and Skills would be a "step backwards". But he asks: "Do we need 80 locations?"

Investigatory Powers Tribunal says Wilson Doctrine has 'no legal effect'

Lord Bridges says digital agenda will be top of the list for the civil service's new HR chief – while Labour's Chi Onwurah tries to dig up figures on the scale of recent GDS exits

Interim chief inspector of probation Paul Wilson tells CSW he is optimistic about the 'Transforming Rehabilitation' scheme – but warns over “more for less” culture

BT explores the benefits of understanding the needs of the over-50s market

Richard Caborn spent a decade as a minister in the last Labour government. Here he shares his insights on working with officials – and explains why, on one occasion, the civil service went to the dogs...

Rupert McNeil appointed to new role taking charge of Whitehall's 3,000-strong HR profession

Justice secretary Michael Gove tells MPs that Just Solutions International – the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service – will abandon deal to advise Saudi Arabia on running of prisons

BIS and the MoJ facing "huge" cuts in the Spending Review, sources tell the Daily Telegraph

How advances in medical technology and telecare are changing the face of healthcare in the UK

Whitehall is no stranger to government efficiency drives, but the success of a reform programme depends on the ministers

The FDA general secretary says it’s time to speak up for so-called middle managers, who set the tone for the vast majority of civil servants

David Mundell says "top up" payment will herald "new era of devolution"

Natural England's chief executive James Cross reflects on his first year in the job – and says the agency's reforms show environmental protection doesn't have to be at odds with economic growth

Latest Office for National Statistics figures document the changing shape of civil service working patterns, pay, and diversity

The civil service's next HR chief faces a daunting task. Tim Edwards outlines what should be at the top of their ‘to-do’ list

As the man who brought behavioural science to Whitehall, David Halpern is no stranger to controversy. But the results speak for themselves, he tells Colin Marrs

AXELOS is a joint venture officially launched in 2014 by Cabinet Office and Capita, to develop, manage and operate qualifications in best practice. Chief executive Peter Hepworth tells us about its work

GDS unveils new Digital Outcomes and Services framework

The official view: former transport minister Stephen Hammond rates the civil service

Civil servants urged to give honest feedback on their working lives

Lord Adonis to head up new body modelled on the independent Office for Budget Responsibility

Institute for Fiscal Studies gives its assessment ahead of the Spending Review – and warns easier efficiency savings have already been "identified and delivered"