Project Delivery

“We do not share your optimism" that HMRC will be ready for a no-deal Brexit, PAC chair Meg Hillier told perm sec Jon Thompson

PAC chair Meg Hillier says department has “very serious questions” to answer over delayed rollout of emergency communications system

The emergency services’ outgoing Airwave network will stay in place for at least three years 

Hillier also said project delivery skills should be valued more highly within civil service job structures

Initial planning was “optimistic”, resulting in missed milestones, report finds

Home Office’s “light touch approach” to running the country’s police forces means it does not understand the full impact of cuts to the service, the Government’s watchdog has warned

Resolution Foundation says much-criticised reform now faces most difficult stage and government needs to work to ensure take up

Alison Baptiste joins agency from leading project delivery at the Environment Agency

Ministry to work with successful proposals to help them develop the most appropriate delivery arrangements for new housing developments

Some 112 staff are on more than £150,000 while 15 take home more than £251,000

Leaked document reveals top officials will conduct research into potential negative impact of DWP policy or operational practice

DfT's high-speed railway company to appoint new top team as project moves from design to construction

Permanent secretary Peter Schofield says department has “confidence in NAO” following row over Universal Credit

 Minster tells Parliament she wants to "correct the record" after receving open letter from NAO chief Sir Amyas Morse

Justice Select Committee says service morale at an all-time low after controversial changes that may never deliver reoffending reduction aims

Select committee chair accuses senior civil servants running reform of being in ‘La La Land’ as report says changes may never have intended benefits

Innovative selection process sees three firms picked for 10-year project to support personnel for next-generation Dreadnought Class nuclear submarines

David Lidington tells MPs that review on outsourcer’s collapse should offer recommendations in coming months

Sir Jeremy Heywood defends civil service from Brexit attacks as he sets out the progress made since triggering of Article 50

MPs criticise “airy and irrelevant” responses from the department after committee raises questions over the projected employment boost from benefit reform​

Transition agreement hailed as a breakthrough but IfG warns that issues, including resolving the Irish border, remain

Update of 2012 rules explicitly identifies new entities being created as part of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Government Commercial Function professional standards handbook touted as ‘tool for career progression’

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively