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Foreign Affairs Committee says UK should stick to its guns on Russia sanctions – but warns that decline in expertise at the FCO "must be reversed"

Civil service's head of executive recruitment tells CSW that new online recruitment tool – Applied – will focus on increasing diversity and speeding up the sifting process

IfG and CIPFA data reveals growing pressure on key public services, as the Treasury asks departments to crack on with pre-announced £3.5bn in efficiency savings by 2019/20

Education department comes in for criticism as audit office report flags increasing free school costs as old buildings fall into disrepair

Department seeks Office for Disability Issues chief and deputy director for Disability Employment Strategy Directorate

Most of the challenges the Workforce Plan purports to tackle are ones that Whitehall has bumped up against for decades. Perhaps it's time to start interrogating the civil service's Victorian structures – rather than simply adding layers of reform on top, argues Andrew Greenway

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

The civil service has set its sights on being the UK’s most inclusive employer. Mark Smulian reports on efforts to make that vision a reality for disabled staff, and hears personal stories about the barriers they face

Government Transformation Strategy sets out plans to encourage a pro-digital culture change in Whitehall, with unified pay strategy for central government roles

Education department picks former Number 10 Delivery Unit chief to lead competition-focused new universities regulator

Reform think tank calls for rethink on civil service management style as it predicts more than 130,000 administrative-level civil service jobs could be automated in the next ten years

£115,000-a-year up for grabs as department seeks permanent CDO

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary says reform agenda remains "strongly supported by ministers" after several key Francis Maude-era initiatives are scrapped, but stresses focus on "embedding leadership at a departmental level"

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

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

Former head of delivery and innovation at the Government Digital Service to take up new role next month

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

CSW caught up with Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector to discuss transformation in times of austerity, the key to successful major projects and tackling the lack of diversity among digital leaders

Senior officials outline significant boost for team of apprentices set up to help departments manage crises and surges in demand

Cross-department team behind HR reform proposals wins Reimagine Challenge. Matt Ross reports

Union research shows Grade 6 staff have seen a 16% pay cut in take-home pay since 2011, amid warnings that rises at lower grades will fail to keep pace with the National Living Wage

New report by the Institute for Government flags skills gap, policy divide and officials' attitudes to digital as potential barrier to service transformation and big savings

Wellbeing and protection agency consults on £400m "science hub" to replace Porton and other sites

As fresh Office for National Statistics data shines a light on headcount, salary and diversity within the civil service, CSW's Jim Dunton analyses the key findings