Operational Delivery

Separate reports by the Communities and Local Government and Education committees raise questions about education watchdog Ofsted

NAO chief Amyas Morse warns officials may not be thinking through implications of spending reductions

MPs on the Public Administration Committee warn Capability Plan focus too 'narrow' and mid-management skills being 'hollowed out'

Departments tell National Audit Office cross-government working would be bolstered by better 'support and challenge' at the centre of government

Prime minister needs team who can speak 'frankly' on departments, Labour peer Lord Falconer says, but warns against 'divisive' approach to Whitehall

General Sir Peter Wall says 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review assumed 'benign' world situation

Public Administration Select Committee urges greater role for Cabinet Office in planning for the future and ending departmental duplication

Former chief whip defends impact of fixed-term parliaments in delivering legislative programme

Independent Commission for Aid Impact says security and justice work lacks focus, but praises more targeted efforts in Malawi and Bangladesh

Solent Gateway Limited named as MoD favourite to manage military port near Southampton

Defence safety regulators to merge into Defence Safety Authority from 1 April 2015

New figures from the Cabinet Office show SMEs have benefited from £11.4bn of government contracts