Matt Foster & Jim Dunton

New GOV.UK Verify chief sets out stall after departure of Janet Hughes
23 Aug 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
New GOV.UK Verify chief sets out stall after departure of Janet Hughes

Interim director Jess McEvoy sets out next steps for flagship user verification service – as analysts downplay HMRC's move to develop its own ID system
Overstretched civil service being set up to fail on Brexit, says NAO boss Amyas Morse
21 Jul 2016 Brexit
Overstretched civil service being set up to fail on Brexit, says NAO boss Amyas Morse

Major speech by the head of the public spending watchdog warns ministers to stop asking the civil service to run on "perpetual overload"
Angry David Cameron defends 'best of British' civil service after Ukip attack on 'Europhile mandarins'
27 Jun 2016 Brexit
Angry David Cameron defends "best of British" civil service after Ukip attack on "Europhile mandarins"

Prime minister says civil servants are "impartial" and "hard-working" after criticism from Ukip
Sir Jeremy Heywood calls for 'calm and commitment' as Whitehall readies for long road to Brexit
24 Jun 2016
Sir Jeremy Heywood calls for "calm and commitment" as Whitehall readies for long road to Brexit

Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood tells civil servants to ensure "business continues as usual", as CSW gathers key reaction to what Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union will mean for the civil service