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Mark Thurston to leave engineering consultancy giant CH2M for new £650k a-year role
With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Philip Rutnam, Department for Transport permanent secretary and the civil service's disability champion, takes part in our annual perm secs round-up
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor calls for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to take urgent action, after a report by the watchdog finds that the DVLA has wrongly denied people with certain medical conditions and disabilities the right to drive
Watchdog voices “deep concern” over department’s rejection of recommendations to track down drivers with wrongly-revoked licenses
Transport permanent secretary Philip Rutnam's request for a ministerial direction over funding guarantees for the controversial project to build a new bridge over the Thames brings the total number of directions since last May to seven - more than twice the number under the coalition government
Former Highways England boss Graham Dalton joins Ministry of Defence’s property division
New deputy director for international trade to lead a team promoting UK's transport industry in a post-Brexit world
Pia Wilkes returning to the agency responsible for testing safety and emissions of vehicles after four years in the private sector
High speed rail project faces "volatile" costs and skills shortages, Public Accounts Committee says, as the group of MPs urge government to finalise decisions on route
National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham tells CSW it is “disappointing” that the government has “taken so long” to decide on airport expansion
Royal Statistical Society praises Transport department for "honest" and "innovative" presentation of official statistics
"I cannot now foresee an announcement until at least October," says transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin
Unions welcomed Court of Appeal decision backing 2015 ruling that amendments to DfT's staff handbook were unlawful
Infrastructure and Projects Authority says strong public sector involvement coupled with move away from traditional government structures has been a important factor in the success of capital projects like London 2012 and Crossrail
MPs have criticised a culture of “defensive communication and misinformation” at HS2
Transport department has improved its ability to let rail franchises, MPs say, but still lacks the capability to manage them, and does not have a “coherent strategic vision” for the rail system
Crossrail, the capital’s new east-west rail link, is on track to open on time and on budget. As well as being a boon for commuters, it could also improve the UK’s reputation for delivering major infrastructure projects. Colin Marrs digs around for some lessons
Lord Grocott reviews Chris Austin and Richard Faulkner’s Disconnected! Broken Links in Britain’s Rail Policy
Report by MPs says Eurostar sale was managed well but that government used "over cautious assumptions" and should do more to build in-house corporate finance knowledge
Senior Department for Transport official – who has served as deputy director for high speed rail strategy – will head up George Osborne's Commission
With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General at the National Audit Office spending watchdog, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Philip Rutnam, permanent secretary at the Department for Transport takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...
PCS union accuses driver agency of "petty-minded response" to staff who took earlier strike action
The Department for Transport has addressed the causes of the failed West Coast rail franchise, the NAO spending watchdog finds – but risks remain to future competitions as work on HS2 delays the new West Coast franchise by six months