PCS union announces result of ballot of outsourced workers and reiterates call for services to be brought back in-house

The Home Affairs Committee urged the government to pay greater attention to its "duty of care" as it prepares to hand out £4bn worth of new contracts.

Programme has consistently fallen well short of recruitment goals, NAO report finds

Departments increasing spending with biggest suppliers despite financial troubles, review finds

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

The department has on multiple occasions been forced to deny that it might abandon the project as progress has stalled

PCS branch issues notice of industrial action ballot to BEIS after talks with senior figures break down

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

Role of government’s central digital team is evolving but central oversight is still required on policies such as IT disaggregation, minister tells PublicTechnology

Response to select committee provides an update on how government is responding to liquidation of major outsourcer

Some companies were paid nearly £500,000 for 'central EU exit consultancy'

Chancellor says that the funding mechanism does not provide value for money but confirms half of government infrastructure plan will be privately funded