Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced
24 Apr Operational Delivery

Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced

Team who made theory test booking system accessible to deaf people and HMRC official who transformed how the department approaches staff safety are among this year's winners
by Tevye Markson
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
01 Jun Operational Delivery
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
18 May Operational Delivery
National Archives wins award for MI5 exhibition
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
23 Apr Operational Delivery
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
17 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
Around 1,000 Passport Office staff are set to strike, close to a quarter of the organisation's workforce
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
17 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
Philip Duffy will succeed James Bevan at Horizon House from July
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
16 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
Departments may have to cut £18bn following Hunt's announcements yesterday, IFS says
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
15 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
White paper promises to boost "trust and transparency" as Jeremy Hunt announces “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade"
Universal Credit sanctions tightened again as DWP told to publish research on their effectiveness
15 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Universal Credit sanctions tightened again as DWP told to publish research on their effectiveness
ICO tells DWP to publish evaluation as chancellor says sanctions will be applied "more rigorously"
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
13 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
John Armitt’s comments come as Department for Transport announces delivery of section of high-speed line will be pushed back by two years
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
09 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
But perm sec Susan Acland-Hood said the department is willing to renegotiate this year's pay offer
HMRC 'regularly has to persuade people not to retire'... and six other things we learnt at PublicTechnology Live
06 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
HMRC 'regularly has to persuade people not to retire'... and six other things we learnt at PublicTechnology Live
Tech roadblocks for driving theory tests, how government online services can improve and more
Hancock denies ignoring Whitty's advice on Covid tests for care homes
01 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Hancock denies ignoring Whitty's advice on Covid tests for care homes
Leaked WhatsApp message said Hancock did not believe testing commitment "adds anything"
Commission aims to fix ‘hopelessly ill-equipped‘ centre of government
01 Mar 2023 Operational Delivery
Commission aims to fix ‘hopelessly ill-equipped‘ centre of government
Former cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell and historian Peter Hennessy back yearlong IfG project
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
24 Feb 2023 Operational Delivery
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
More than 160,000 people waiting on asylum decisions – quadruple the number at the end of 2019