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PCS move will generate tens of thousands of pounds a month for ‘fighting fund’

Lovegrove tells MPs contractors can use Whitehall site for parliament refurb 

As the Smiths legend turns 60, Civil Service World looks back to Morrissey’s time on the government paybill

Department says Future Recruiting Programme will improve on “overly complex” predecessor scheme

Watchdog notes progress with post-Brexit trade agreements as well as capacity issues

Work and Pensions Select Committee demands answers on leaked intranet report outlining national strategy

Workers set for two-day walkout as departmental managers are accused of dragging feet on recruitment

Patrick Vallance says new Whitehall role is ‘like being 13 again and being interested in science’

Chief people officer set to chair new group of cross-government networks to feed views into HR policy

FDA’s Dave Penman says public trust in Whitehall is undermined when attacks go unchallenged

MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms

Unions say staff behind “world’s best civil service” should get the reward they deserve

DHSC perm sec and head of civil service policy profession says function needs to get better at evaluating the quality of its advice

Nigel Farage’s new party unveils former Office for National Statistics trade specialist as European Parliament hopeful

Latest Oxford University ranking sees Whitehall rise to global top spot from fourth-best

Worst-case scenario timescale emerges after MPs voice doubts about official 2020 target

Parliamentary committee raises concerns after warning lack of documentation has "clear parallels" to Windrush scheme

Ex-FCO head says civil servants must not be scapegoated for ‘badly mishandled’ process

Department reports itself to Information Commissioner after hundreds of potential victims’ email addresses are wrongly shared

Former cabinet secretary also says Sir Mark Sedwill faces "mission impossible"

Next NHS Scotland boss will earn more than their predecessor, job ad shows

MPs call on department to set out consequences faced by officials for £17.6bn rail project’s late running

All-party group demands perm sec Jon Thompson clarifies key questions on controversial remedy to tax-avoidance measure

Department says ‘starchitect’-designed residence for consul general will help promote British business

Report details seismic Whitehall shifts, two years after Theresa May triggered Article 50

 

Two decades after the Scottish Government and Welsh Government came into existence, politicians reflect on how staff reacted

National Audit Office says department only has a limited evidence base, two years into 10-year drive to boost employment levels

Committee says department’s refusal to engage on key site for Richmond House redevelopment could also add £350m to project cost

Research indicates two-thirds of flagship programme’s participants have seriously considered quitting because of their salary

MPs say department has overseen seriously unacceptable practice in almost every area of the deportation system

Non-departmental public body with responsibility for T-levels offers up to £140k a year for next boss

Cabinet Office’s Oliver Dowden insists government really has ended the 1% pay cap on pay rises

Taunton building completes three years after initial design work commenced

Whitehall’s biggest union urges members to capitalise on government disarray in pending strike ballot

Jon Thompson warns “that tone of some of the debate around the loan charge, and the spreading of unconfirmed rumours, risks creating additional concern for vulnerable customers”

European scrutiny committee report flags problems in coordinating policy between DExEU and Cabinet Office