The people with the purse strings are on the same side as you – here's how to play the government spending game
24 Mar Project Delivery

The people with the purse strings are on the same side as you – here's how to play the government spending game

If you’ve felt that the government spending game is stacked against you trying to do the thing that feels obviously right: it’s not just you
by Andrew Greenway and Kate Tarling
MoD agrees 'achievable' new schedule for troubled Ajax programme
24 Mar Project Delivery
MoD agrees 'achievable' new schedule for troubled Ajax programme
Ipsos to review 'lack of good quality evaluation' across major government projects
14 Mar Project Delivery
Ipsos to review 'lack of good quality evaluation' across major government projects
Eyes on the prize: How to improve civil service delivery
20 Jan Project Delivery
Eyes on the prize: How to improve civil service delivery
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
13 Jan Project Delivery
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
CO2025 reform programme is intended to deliver a "slimmed-down, high-performance" Cabinet Office
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
10 Jan Project Delivery
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
Jeremy Pocklington also admits that inflation pressures are hitting levelling-up projects
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
05 Jan Project Delivery
DfT explores virtual queues to manage Dover lorry gridlock
Department to lead project looking at potential use of tech in avoiding 20-mile backlogs of vehicles
The Queue and the Commonwealth Games: Sarah Healey on DCMS's proud moments in a 'difficult year for the civil service'
04 Jan Project Delivery
The Queue and the Commonwealth Games: Sarah Healey on DCMS's proud moments in a 'difficult year for the civil service'
As she wishes for a "precendented" year, the DCMS perm sec sets out the importance of valuing staff
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
04 Jan Project Delivery
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
Report warns of "careful balancing act" amid strain on technology systems and staffing resources
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan Project Delivery
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
DfT boss Bernadette Kelly: ‘I could write a book on the journey to opening Crossrail – but I always believed it would come good in the end’
19 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
DfT boss Bernadette Kelly: ‘I could write a book on the journey to opening Crossrail – but I always believed it would come good in the end’
It was “pleasing and poignant” that the Elizabeth Line opened in time for the Queen to open it, the Department for Transport perm sec writes
'Major projects can boost growth, but picking the right ones isn't simple': IPA boss Nick Smallwood reflects on 2022
15 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
'Major projects can boost growth, but picking the right ones isn't simple': IPA boss Nick Smallwood reflects on 2022
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief exec lauds successes like the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and discusses the importance of supporting teams that have been affected by Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
09 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
See the awards list in full
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
02 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
MPs complain of late, poor-quality and “missing in action” accounting-officer assessments
Will the Autumn Statement’s short-term focus sideline longer-term outcomes for public services?
01 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
Will the Autumn Statement’s short-term focus sideline longer-term outcomes for public services?
Public services may well have passed their tipping point, and short-term firefighting is clearly not the way back
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
01 Dec 2022 Project Delivery
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
Disruption halted publication but Sunak will not scrap ODPs in the long run, minister confirms
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
30 Nov 2022 Project Delivery
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
16 Nov 2022 Project Delivery
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
Projects include self-charging trains, suicide-prevention technology and new ways to carry freight
Troubled Ajax programme 'far from on track' as MoD rejects contractor's claims
07 Nov 2022 Project Delivery
Troubled Ajax programme 'far from on track' as MoD rejects contractor's claims
MoD and former minister say new schedule to deliver Ajax armoured vehicles has not yet been agreed as noise problems remain
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
24 Oct 2022 Project Delivery
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
MPs “unconvinced” of MoJ's ability to oversee overhaul of electronic tagging after “long history of poor performance"
‘Competing priorities’ hinder efforts to boost civil servants’ commercial skills
19 Oct 2022 Project Delivery
‘Competing priorities’ hinder efforts to boost civil servants’ commercial skills
Recruitment and spending controls also making it harder to train up contract managers and commercial specialists, Chisholm reveals
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
27 Sep 2022 Project Delivery
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
How is government managing its most innovative and high-risk projects? Plus, is wokery really a problem in the civil service?
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
22 Sep 2022 Project Delivery
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
Common Platform pause is “a reasonable first step", says PCS union, which had planned strikes
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
15 Sep 2022 Project Delivery
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
Monitoring system will be crucial for keeping track of departments’ progress over next two years, says Institute for Government
Civil servants set to exit another 20 Whitehall buildings
01 Sep 2022 Project Delivery
Civil servants set to exit another 20 Whitehall buildings
Government Property Strategy sets out plans to reduce core estate from current 36 buildings to 16
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
10 Aug 2022 Project Delivery
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
Annual report says Crown Commercial Service delivered almost £3bn in benefits to the public sector in 2021-2022
Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
29 Jul 2022 Project Delivery
Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
FCA says “misleading” statements about contracting giant’s finances aggravated the impact of its 2018 collapse
Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
22 Jul 2022 Project Delivery
Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
Cat Little says some parts of government are “struggling” to evidence the impact of spiralling prices