MPs voice fears over ‘mega project’ governance plans
16 Sep Transport
MPs voice fears over ‘mega project’ governance plans
Treasury urged to explain logic for considering only three of its major schemes “mega”
DfT offers £173k a year for next major rail projects DG
27 Aug Transport
DfT offers £173k a year for next major rail projects DG
Successsful canditate will get performance-related pay of up to £25k in return for being responsible for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
Department and agency hunt for chief scientific advisers
15 Aug Transport
Department and agency hunt for chief scientific advisers
DfT offers £120k for successful applicant, while Food Standards Agency offers £115k
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
28 Jul Transport
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
Department for Transport says there will be no redundancies resulting from the moves
Jo Shanmugalingam gets DfT perm sec job
02 Jul Transport
Jo Shanmugalingam gets DfT perm sec job
Transport secretary says she “can think of no one better to take over the reins" from Bernadette Kelly
Keir Starmer asks cab sec to examine damning HS2 review's implications for civil service
19 Jun Transport
Keir Starmer asks cab sec to examine damning HS2 review's implications for civil service
Wormald to assess infrastructure delivery report and consider whether an investigation is needed
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
23 Apr Transport
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
Exit scheme “part of us beginning to get smaller, and we expect that to continue”, second perm sec says
DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly to stand down
20 Mar Transport
DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly to stand down
Top official will retire from civil service after 39 years working in government
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
11 Mar Transport
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
Department pushes back timelines for responding to MPs’ questions about benefits troubled high-speed rail project will deliver
HS2: Watchdog MPs bemoan ongoing skills deficiency at DfT
28 Feb Transport
HS2: Watchdog MPs bemoan ongoing skills deficiency at DfT
High-speed rail project has become a "casebook example of how not to run a major project", Public Accounts Committee says
Tim Moss announced as new DVLA chief executive
25 Feb Transport
Tim Moss announced as new DVLA chief executive
Newly appointed DVLA boss promises to make UK’s roads the safest in the world
DfT gets new secretary of state after Haigh resigns
29 Nov 2024 Transport
DfT gets new secretary of state after Haigh resigns
Heidi Alexander moves from Ministry of Justice to take on transport brief