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Outgoing digital chief Mike Bracken cites "stresses and strains" of the job – but says Government as a Platform plans still being assessed

Current chief exec Dominic Jermey heading back to the Foreign Office

With nominations for the 2015 Civil Service Awards closing at midnight tonight, cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood talks to Civil Service World about why he thinks officials should shout louder about the achievements of their colleagues

What do ministers really think of their civil servants? We asked Liberal Democrat former justice minister Simon Hughes to appraise the civil service

Cabinet Office says departure of the government's digital chief will prompt rethink of the "best structure for the next phase of digital transformation"

Civil service chief executive talks up Single Departmental Plans, saying they will offer "single, clear roadmap" for managing resources ahead of the Spending Review

Cabinet Office announces that Bill Crothers – who oversaw the set-up of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) – is to leave post, with search for successor already underway

Minister for the Cabinet Office calls for "more collaboration on policy design" in spirit of the online encyclopedia

Cabinet secretary stresses that spending review will allow departments to make "considered decisions" on "size and shape of their workforces"

As first Civil Service Commissioner, Sir David Normington regularly interviews officials and outside candidates hoping to make the leap to the Senior Civil Service. At an "Unlocking the Senior Civil Service" event in Westminster – co-hosted by CSW's parent company Dods and the FDA union – he offered some words of advice for those looking to make the leap

Ahead of Wednesday's budget, here's CSW's round-up of the civil service in the news, including the latest on possible job cuts, and a memo from the HMRC's Lin Homer on the latest "disappointing" demand for new savings

Cabinet Office announces that Hill – Defra's perm sec since 2011 – will be succeeded by the DfT's Clare Moriarty

DCMS permanent secretary Sue Owen will succeed Simon Fraser in role coordinating Whitehall's efforts to boost diversity, while the MoD's Jon Thompson handed remit to encourage people from lower-income backgrounds into the civil service

National Audit Office report says Department for Education's Pupil Premium has used "clear formula to achieve a specific purpose", but says some schools being left with less money overall

Government Digital Service chief Mike Bracken says government still on a "journey" in encouraging citizens to opt for online transactions with the state

Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements

Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock says new "implementation taskforces" recognise the need for cross-government working, but stresses the need for accountability

National Audit Office report says department consulted carefully on Care Act, but sounds warning over whether local authorities will be able to cope with demand

Telecoms firms withdraws from key part of the Emergency Services Network bidding process

Meg Munn served as a minister for more than three years. Here she reflects on her time working with civil servants, including her attempts to get officials to ditch "baffling" jargon

In full: "Making the civil service work for modern Britain", Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock's May 22 speech to the Institute for Government on civil service reform

CSW wants civil servants' questions for the MPs set to replace Margaret Hodge at PAC

PWC partner Charles Lloyd shares his experience of life in Whitehall – and the different style of governments in the Middle East – in a regular Q&A with people who’ve crossed organisational and sectoral boundaries to join a new working world

Tom Karsten – a Royal Navy real admiral – is named as the new CEO of Cefas

Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese

What do ministers really think of their civil servants? We spoke to Dawn Primarolo, former minister at the Department for Children, Schools and Families

As the country goes to the polls, here's CSW's full guide to what the 2015 election will mean for the civil service

Tom Read leaves chief technology officer job at the Cabinet Office as CTO brief is rolled into new chief digital officer role

Michael Barber joins former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley at event on delivery co-hosted by the Cabinet Office, Centre for Public Impact and Institute for Government

A learning support assistant tells Sarah Aston about the unintended effects Labour’s inclusion policy is having on mainstream schools over a decade after it was introduced. Illustration by John Levers

Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese

Tackling the cultural and organisational changes needed to optimise and improve digital customer experience across the public sector

Mark Gibson, former civil servant and outgoing chief executive of the Whitehall and Industry Group (WIG), talks to CSW about secondments, pairing up perm secs with chief execs, and bridging the gap between the public and private sectors

New study by CSMA club highlights gap between public and private sector attitudes to work