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One Big Thing 2024: One Big Thing starts with One Small Change

We are excited to announce that One Big Thing - our annual initiative to drive cross-Civil Service action around a shared priority - is back on 14 October 2024! Last year's focus on data skills was a tremendous success, with …

Meet the Modern Civil Service: Alexandra Whiteley, Head of Events

Meet the Modern Civil Service: Alexandra Whiteley, Head of Events

Alexandra Whiteley, Head of Events, Cabinet Office, spoke with Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe from the Civil Service Strategy Unit, about what A Modern Civil Service means to her, as well as how large-scale events like Civil Service Live benefit the Civil Service. …

Transforming tax: millions now using the HMRC app

If you’re checking your pay, changing jobs, viewing your state pension forecast or claiming Child Benefit, where do you go for the right information? Rather than wading through paperwork or picking up the phone, the HMRC app is becoming a …

A Modern Civil Service hub is now live!

We’re delighted to announce our new A Modern Civil Service hub launched on 20 May 2024, thanks to an amazing collaborative effort across government. As part of building a skilled, innovative and ambitious Civil Service, we’ve launched a brand new …

Meet the Modern Civil Service: Neil Couling

Neil Couling, DWP Change and Resilience Director General and Senior Responsible Owner Universal Credit,  spoke with Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe from the Modernisation and Reform Unit about what A Modern Civil Service means to him, as well as how he sees reform …

Delivery mission book club: great reads to boost your productivity

A wooden owl reading a book

Over the last month we have been focusing on the topic of what it means to be an ambitious civil servant, and how programmes across departments are helping us deliver outstanding service to the public. In our recent newsletter, we …

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - delivering the highest quality global events with big local impact

Ozzy the bull at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Guest blog by Sam Lister, Director General at DCMS When thinking about the different kinds of jobs civil servants do, you might be surprised that these include organising a major international sporting event. An evaluation report published in April marked …

Meet the Modern Civil Service: Jim Harra

  Hello! Welcome to another interview in the Meet the Modern Civil Service series. The aim of this series is to showcase the people in the civil service who are driving innovation, whether that be through being a learning champion, …

Meet the Modern Civil Service: Sarah Munby

Sarah Munby Innovation Mission Sponsor and Permanent Secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

Hello! Welcome to another interview in the Meet the Modern Civil Service series. The aim of this series is to showcase the people in the civil service who are driving innovation, whether that be through being a learning champion, embracing …

How challenge-driven innovation is helping Defence identify and solve problems

Designed as a Laser Directed Energy Weapon to demonstrate the potential for future weapons systems, using high powered laser beams to acquire, track, target and destroy relevant targets. A briefing took place at Wellington Barracks in London today (17 July 2023), showcasing the latest Science & Technology work underway within Defence. This formed part of the British Army Expo London 2023 (Army Expo), taking place on the 18th until the 20th of July. The three day event will demonstrate to an audience of invited guests the value the Army brings both at home and overseas and will highlight how its mobilisation and modernisation programme is progressing, as well as outlining its vision for the future.

A guest blog by Stuart Laws, Portfolio and Outreach Assistant Head, Defence Innovation Unit. Innovation is the lifeblood of change, but how can it be harnessed effectively within government departments? In this blog post, we'll explore the concept of challenge-driven …