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Fledgling ministry offers £90,000 a year for senior officer to deliver “single device” for international trade staff to work with

Internal appointments come ahead of expansion of the public spending watchdog’s remit

New Institute for Government report highlights key frictions between political leaders and Whitehall, including poor drafting and a lack of understanding of parliament

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

Select committee seeks feedback on payment delays, registration errors, and possible tweaks

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

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

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

Westminster City Council approves proposals for Whitehall landmark despite heritage concerns

Perm sec makes work services director Susan Park accountable for payments system’s operation across Jobcentres and service centres

Whitehall & Industry Group accolade lauds “exemplary leadership” driven by cross-sector learning

Think tank says long-awaited vision has no detail on resource allocation and a telling absence of public support from prime minister Theresa May and chancellor Philip Hammond

Union cries foul over “unprecedented” redundancies made with 24 hours’ notice at rights watchdog

Report on full impact of delays with Common Agricultural Policy funds distribution says UK taxpayers will be left with £642m in penalties 

NOMS chief executive Michael Spurr to lead new HM Prison and Probation Service, which goes live from April 1

Whitehall insider-turned-academic Richard Mottram says EU referendum and its aftermath underscores the uphill struggle of speaking truth to power

Civil service’s largest trade union seeks judicial review of terms and conditions overhaul

FDA general secretary Dave Penman questions why proposals will allow open selection processes to be ditched

FDA and Prospect argue enhanced salaries but thin pension offer for staff in the new Government Commercial Organisation will deter civil service interest and fail to attract real private sector talent

Mark Thurston to leave engineering consultancy giant CH2M for new £650k a-year role

Green light from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee follows hearing in which he said the Government Statistical Service appeared to have been “downgraded” over the years

Estates strategy proposes opening five new large service centres and 50 shared-site operations

Appointments watchdog gives Air Marshal Sir Simon Bollom green light to set up consultancy and accept commissions – one of which involves MoD project

Cabinet Office document suggests a significant chunk of civil service’s targeted 30,000 apprenticeships will already be employed by government departments

Maritime and Coastguard Agency deal worth up to 20% for some staff, and a minimum of 2%

Think tank deputy director Julian McCrae says dealing with impact of the ageing society will be a dominant domestic task for Whitehall over the next 15 years

Watchdog cites failure to get Treasury agreement for scheme's lifetime funding as contributing factor to the cancellation of a £100m competition

Prospect says David Davis’ reflections on civil service resourcing sought to “invoke the Blitz spirit” but ignore history

Gordon Brown's former strategy chief and easyJet CEO among additions to new department's board 

Rob Behrens tells MPs that office relocation and merged operations with local government counterpart can fund investment in complaints handlers

Recruitment drive looks to replace lost policy officers after former department’s relocation bid

More pre-Budget consultation, the creation of a new Cabinet committee, and a tougher stance from Treasury perm secs feature on think tanks' wish list

Cabinet Office-commissioned study backs the “default presumption of full-cost recovery” for regulatory activities

Public Accounts Committee warns councils and refugees are confused by responsibilities and entitlements

ACOBA approves return to Suffolk County Council for review of councillor remuneration