DWP received well-deserved recognition in the Project Delivery Excellence category for the Virtual Machine Environment-Replacement (Jobseeker’s Allowance). This was a project to replace DWP's ageing legacy systems within the UK's National Critical Infrastructure, and was the biggest of its kind …
When the pandemic struck, Ruby Dixon was deployed to develop and spearhead Britain’s national shielding programme to support 2.6m vulnerable people, and ensure that food and grants reached the needy. I joined the Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government …
The results are in - this week, we are looking back on our 2020 Top 3 Most Popular Blogs on the Civil Service Blog Channel. Civil Service careers The coveted top blog was written by Andrew Cullinane with a useful …
Huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time and trouble to write us a blog for the Civil Service Blog Channel in 2020, we truly appreciate your extraordinary efforts. Whether you're an author or a Civil Service colleague who …
The Government Property Agency (GPA) recently announced the Smarter Working Live 2020 conference and awards show will now take place virtually on 26 November. GPA’s Emma Deeny caught up with some finalists of the ‘Project of the Year’ category - …
The Civil Service is going virtual for its annual health and wellbeing conference this year. From Monday 5th to Thursday 15th of October, the Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference will be hosting online sessions covering a broad range of topics …
All aspects of our working lives have been impacted by COVID-19, and mediation is no different. As this month is Mediation Awareness Month, I thought I would highlight some of the fantastic work that is taking place across the Civil …
For the first time ever, the Civil Service Awards 2020 will take place as a virtual ceremony, drawing together colleagues online from all over the Civil Service. If you know an individual or team who has done some brilliant work …
The 2016-20 Civil Service Workforce Plan provided the impetus to accelerate modernisation of our recruitment processes. We introduced a new website to showcase careers in the Civil Service, we upgraded our recruitment technology to improve the user experience and we …
Traditionally, the end of summer acts as a bit of a reset point for many of us. Personally, I’ve always seen this as a good time to look with fresh eyes at plans, to re-evaluate our progress and to consider …
