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Culture secretary tells MPs budget cuts will lead to “difficult decisions” for DCMS but department not in “any danger” of disappearing 

Chief operating officer at Standard Chartered Bank to succeed David Godfrey as new chief executive of UK Export Finance 

An adult social worker discusses how budget cuts and legislative changes mean those in his profession now spend more time on paperwork than looking after people in need

As co-founders of the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership, the Ministry of Defence is at the forefront of efforts to tackle the rising threat of cyber attack. Sarah Aston talks to the MoD’s cyber industry deputy head Daniel Selman

Three new members join former DfE non-executive Sir Theodore Agnew as Ministry of Justice’s non-executive board

BIS director general Bernadette Kelly to fill Clare Moriarty’s role as rail director general at Department for Transport

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs appoints deputy as new chief of Drinking Water Inspectorate

Head of Troubled Families unit to chair review to try and ensure communities not left "left isolated or exposed to extremism"

Sir Michael Partridge given honorary degree from Middlesex University

Sir Simon Fraser expresses regret over lack of women on shortlist to succeed him as Foreign Office permanent secretary

Channel 4’s new comedy pokes fun at Whitehall, but it’s more Skins than The Thick of It, says Sarah Aston

Report by the National Audit Office says centre of government must do more to ensure departments make better use of information about outsourced public services, including standardising data and improving Whitehall skills

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID’s aid measurement focuses too much on short term financial results over long term ‘transformative change’

Report by the National Audit Office says the centre of government must do more to support departments struggling to manage the changing Whitehall workforce

Report by the National Audit Office says Home Office must improve its understanding of individual police forces, and how further funding cuts could impact service delivery

Professor Timothy Richard Dafforn – entrepreneur in residence for synthetic biology – is named as new chief scientific adviser for BIS at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 

Civil service culture is perceived to be one of the biggest barriers to digital change, a survey carried out by techUK reveals 

Ahead of his retirement, Michael Fuller sat down with CSW to discuss his time as chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. 

Prime minister David Cameron has announced the re-appointment of Cabinet ministers George Osborne, Theresa May, Philip Hammond and Michael Fallon

‘Fragmentation’ and coalition wariness will make post-election talks more ‘complicated’, Institute for Government director Peter Riddell tells UCL event

Whitehall faces more challenging coalition talks as officials prepare for greater range of options, says former cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell

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Civil Service Policy Profession to trial policy degree for future civil service leaders in a bid to professionalise government policy-making

Whitehall officials recruited to teach friends and family basic digital skills in Cabinet Office drive to get more people online

Ministry of Defence appoints its first chief executive of its procurement arm Defence Equipment and Support

Farming body Rural Payments Agency shelves £154m IT payments system due to performance problems  

Departments to pay market-level rent for offices and other freehold assets in drive to better manage government land and property

As Microsoft prepares to end support for Windows Server 2003, Amazon highlights the benefits of Amazon EC2 for Windows

Civil service Fast Track apprentice scheme and Fast Stream will include cyber security strands as part of government drive to boost cyber skills 

Over 105,000 troubled families have benefited from troubled families programme so far, according to new figures unveiled by communities secretary Eric Pickles

Four new members appointed to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Sir Patrick Brown appointed as chair of the Oil and Gas Authority

Institute for Government urges greater focus on collaboration and long-term planning

Whitehall should be prepared to take responsibility for delivering programmes, says Troubled Families chief Louise Casey

Solent Gateway Limited named as MoD favourite to manage military port near Southampton