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Cabinet secretary seeks to take on claims that the civil service was biased in the EU referendum campaign and under-prepared in the aftermath of the vote

Iraq inquiry chair tells MPs that senior officials must "insist on their right to be heard and to record what their advice is" if they are to learn the lessons of the Iraq invasion

Exclusive: David Cameron’s policy guru and former Cabinet Office minister warns agains "jargon-ridden, non-sensical, useless, distracting management speak" and argues for better treatment of civil servants to compensate for pay restraints

With the new government focused on Brexit, Theresa May and Philip Hammond have not voiced their support for making government digital – but the potential for savings is huge

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

 Exit of chief technology officer marks latest in a series of departures from Government Digital Service over the last three months

UKEF chief Louis Taylor tells CSW he has struck deal with Treasury to end "very inefficient use of money" through contractors

National Audit Office finds “no evidence" chief social worker influenced decision to award contracts to consultancy she used to hold shares in — but raises concern over the way the department sought to manage conflicts of interest

Career diplomat David Frost returning to Whitehall to become foreign secretary's Spad

Steve O'Neil went from being a civil servant in the Department for Education to helping the Liberal Democrats draw up their 2015 manifesto as the party's deputy head of policy. He tells CSW what he learned on the journey – and why he believes good policymaking requires both public consent and rigorous planning

National Audit Office says GDS now getting on better with Defra after subsidies fiasco – but announces wider probe into effectiveness of the central digital team

Find out which civil servants and departmental teams are in the running for an award

Financial services director moves upwards in the Treasury, and faces in-tray set to be dominated by the UK's decision to quit the European Union

Acoba suggests "senior, independent, board-level oversight" could help ensure compliance with rules governing post-Whitehall careers of former officials and ministers

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Public Accounts Committee urges Cabinet Office to boost departments’ oversight of quangos – and share accountability good practice more widely

Former Troubled Families tsar hits back after government-commissioned analysis casts doubt on the success of the flagship social policy scheme

Confirmed: MoD's chief information officer Mike Stone to leave in March next year

Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee welcomes review of staff appraisal system, and says new inquiry will put a heavy emphasis on leadership skills in the civil service

Former British ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould to be based in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil service chief John Manzoni (pictured) and Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar say annual updates to the much-criticised Single Departmental Plans will address "big elephant" of Britain's exit from the EU

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Public Accounts Committee says cross departmental snapshot must be produced more quickly, include more comparative data, and be more risk-focused in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union

 

The outspoken former chair of the Public Accounts Committee chews the fat with Suzannah Brecknell