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

First central government department to offer payroll credit union savings scheme reveals take-up

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

Agency will keep Belfast-based workers on ahead of May 2017 termination of outsourced checks contract

Foreshew-Cain, who left Whitehall last month, follows in the footsteps of ex-GDS leader Mike Bracken

New director general Kevin Cunnington sets out his "cunning plan" for the Government Digital Service, and outlines plans to create "one national structure" for senior digital staff

In his first press briefing since taking over at the Government Digital Service, Kevin Cunnington signals his plan for lighter spend controls, a greater national presence – and perhaps a farewell to GDS's trademark bunting. Rebecca Hill of CSW's sister site PublicTechnology reports​

Government equality watchdog workers set to stage one-day protest over budget cuts and compulsory redundancies