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General Sir Peter Wall says 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review assumed 'benign' world situation

PAC chair piles pressure on Rona Fairhead over HSBC tax affairs, but HMRC's Ed Trouper to appear at later date

Four new members appointed to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

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

Departmental budgets, the Highways Agency and Gus O'Donnell on the Queen's VE day plans make our regular round-up of Whitehall in the headlines

Public Administration Select Committee urges greater role for Cabinet Office in planning for the future and ending departmental duplication

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

Pre-election access, MoD spending and the future of RBS all feature in our regular round-up of Whitehall in the news

Former chief whip defends impact of fixed-term parliaments in delivering legislative programme

George Osborne wants to sell the Government's stake in RBS "as quickly as we can" after the general election.

MoD and NHS England handed fines over workers paid through service companies

Select committees are right to hold civil servants to account, former Conservative chief whip tells UCL event

Committee urges greater diversity in intelligence agencies

No Whitehall talks for Sturgeon, off-payroll fines, Maude's Lords rumours & the end of 'catastrophic' Whitehall IT - our regular wrap of Whitehall headlines

Former cabinet secretary warns too many politicians 'don't get' poverty

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says security and justice work lacks focus, but praises more targeted efforts in Malawi and Bangladesh

Sale of 40% stake in continental rail link set to beat projection and raise more than £750m

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

Matt Hancock announces that Jonathon Cave, Nicole Kar, Jeremy Mayhew and Alexander Ehmann will join the independent body

Labour rounds on Home Office over investigation into Serco-run detention centre

The government's customer service must better suit user needs, according to a CSW webchat

Defence committee chair stresses warning over Russian expertise

John Bercow has warned that Parliament could be abandoned unless significant investment is made to renovate and repair the building over the next decade.