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Culture of the senior civil service a 'barrier' to disabled officials

Friday 27 March 2015

SCS requirement for 'supreme flexibility' in working is holding back disabled civil servants, one of three government-commissioned reports...

Government announces refreshed Talent Action Plan

Thursday 26 March 2015

A number of new measures to ensure that civil servants from under-represented or disadvantaged groups can succeed in the civil service have been...

Cabinet Office unveils outsourcing transparency 'principles'

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Cabinet Office says contracts for private firms running public services will include 'presumption in favour of disclosing information' to the public.

Storytelling for Leadership Seminar

Tuesday 24 March 2015

The Civil Service College is running short, complementary seminars on Storytelling for Leadership based on some of our programmes.

IfG: Whitehall restructures must be more focused

Monday 9 March 2015

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

Leadership for the long term: Whitehall’s capacity to address future challenge

Monday 9 March 2015

In a major new report on Government's capacity to plan for and adapt to future challenges and crises published today, Monday 9 March 2015...

Civil servants should take more ownership of policy – Casey

Friday 6 March 2015

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

US army chief's warning on UK defence spend

Monday 2 March 2015

The head of the US army has said he is "very concerned" about the UK's ability to meet its Nato defence spending commitments.

Departmentalism doesn’t make sense for digital

Thursday 26 February 2015

Government Digital Services director Mike Bracken predicts shakeup for Whitehall structures as a result of digital service delivery.

Civil servants told to be more “social media savvy”

Thursday 26 February 2015

Civil servants have been told to use more social media as part of a Cabinet Office drive to improve Whitehall's digital skills.

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