Government Tax Profession

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin appoints TfL commissioner Sir Peter Hendy as new chair of Network Rail as agency is blamed for delays to rail improvements

Business secretary tells MPs that flagship coalition project will be moved out of the public sector to allow it to borrow more and "grow its business"

Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”

European Commission research singles out GOV.UK

Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements

Special report: Ministers made bold promises about the impact of mutualisation on civil service pensions. But as Matt Foster reports, administrator MyCSP has left some retired officials tearing their hair out

Permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser tells CSW the FCO must have “a comparable offer” with other departments

Report by the NAO says departments have often failed to set out rationale for use of payment-by-results mechanisms

Labour MP takes PAC as parliament chooses committee chairs

BIS perm sec Martin Donnelly requests rare "letter of direction" from minister Sajid Javid after raising value-for-money concerns over plan to gift extra shares to Royal Mail staff

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock says new "implementation taskforces" recognise the need for cross-government working, but stresses the need for accountability

Study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies raises concern over private sector's ability to absorb public sector job losses

Conservative backbenchers put pressure on Downing Street to ensure machinery of government remains neutral in run-up to the European referendum

National Audit Office finds £3.2bn training programme will "not be running at full capacity until 2019"

Security review calls for “comprehensive and comprehensible new law” to govern security agencies’ surveillance powers

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID’s aid measurement focuses too much on short term financial results over long term ‘transformative change’

Independent review into intelligence agencies' powers expected at 11am

Chancellor says "decision point" reached over government's stake in Royal Bank of Scotland

Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman sides with Tory backbenchers in row over waiving neutrality for machinery of government in the run-up to the EU vote

Chancellor to set out plans for perpetual surpluses and revival of Victorian-era debt commission

Telecoms firms withdraws from key part of the Emergency Services Network bidding process

Philip Hammond says campaigning to stay in a reformed Europe is "clear" government position

GDS confirms Digital Services framework will be overhauled after user feedback

Report by the National Audit Office says the centre of government must do more to support departments struggling to manage the changing Whitehall workforce