Civil Service Reform

Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’

To have the best chance of an effective response and a full recovery, organisations should have a robust incident response strategy in place, says BT 

IfG analysis finds that main parties’ manifesto pledges risk creating uncertainty and distraction

At a time when people are more aware of how they can help their local community, Colin Talbot asks if government benefit and taxes could be more effectively delivered with greater local control

Social impact charity NPC says Whitehall procurement reforms needed to improve effectiveness of public spending

The argument for government to use business cases is they force a structured conversation about spending, says Andrew Greenway. This is a good idea, but where government puts its money is based on belief as well as analysis

Two social work policy professionals discuss the benefits and challenges of a radical management system aimed at empowering frontline teams to make more of their own decisions.

We hear from BT about why delivering a great customer experience depends on your network visibility 

Party manifesto promises "the days of Whitehall knows best are over" as it pledges white paper on English devolution

As Mark Rowe explains, delivering on ministerial commitments will be a multi-generation task that requires a cross-government approach

Manifesto pledge details plans for four new ministries and scrap ‘symbol of fear’ DWP as part of moves to halt Universal Credit rollout

On this week's episode of The Civil Service World Podcast, Jess and Suzannah speak to Francis Maude about his time as Minister for the Cabinet Office

The principles of privatisation are faltering, and – as a book by an ex-regulator makes clear – the right balance between intrusive control and free market initiative remains elusive

Organisations are increasingly having to replace their legacy voice infrastructure as traditional analogue and ISDN lines are being phased out. BT talk about how they can help the transition 

Transformation programme looks to appoint supplier to two-year contract worth up to £10m

The head of the National Audit Office has set out his priorities for the role in an exclusive interview with The Civil Service World Podcast

BT presents findings from cryptocurrency firm Gemini on how they're providing customers with direct connectivity thanks to the Radianz network

Shadow chancellor announces resurrection of government regional offices and a Treasury unit to oversee new Social Transformation Fund to be based outside the capital

As she settles in to a new job at her old department, Sarah Healey, permanent secretary at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, tells Suzannah Brecknell what it was like to return and why she wants to build more connections across the organisation

BT outlines how a zero-trust approach is the best form of defence in a multi-attack vector environment 

Civil Service Commission event also hears how MHCLG used secondments to help boost diversity

Chief operating officer will be one of the permanent secretary's "closest advisers”, job ad says

BT interviews Chris Roberts from Cisco to discuss the impact of our fast-paced culture on an enterprise’s network security measure

Response to the Justice Committee reveals that Cabinet Office-led Reducing Reoffending Board has been scrapped