Project Delivery

Exclusive: Tax authority says it will aim to "avoid the need for compulsory redundancies" when 90-day process opens next week

Charity has reportedly told the government it will close in spite of latest £3m Cabinet Office grant

Redundancy pay cap unveiled by ministers – but unions warn of impact on workforce management

Study carried out by advisory firm Deloitte suggests public sector still feeling lack of "culture, skills, governance and leadership" on digital

Scathing report on prisons estate from Nick Hardwick blames deterioration on staff shortages, over-crowding and "misguided policies"

What do David Cameron’s changes at the centre tell us about his government? Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government analyses the new team around the PM

Civil service must avoid culture of “delegating up” and take ownership of policy delivery, says civil service chief John Manzoni

Sir David Normington eyes candidates with private sector experience as body overseeing civil service appointments seeks new commissioners

National Audit Office report says Department for Education's Pupil Premium has used "clear formula to achieve a specific purpose", but says some schools being left with less money overall

Future Reserves 2020 moves from "Amber/Red" to "Red" rating in Major Projects Authority's latest assessment, but Ministry of Defence says scheme "on schedule to realise its benefits"

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"

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

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

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

National Audit Office report says department consulted carefully on Care Act, but sounds warning over whether local authorities will be able to cope with demand

Report by the National Audit Office says Home Office must improve its understanding of individual police forces, and how further funding cuts could impact service delivery

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni points to end of the "Francis Maude era" in his first speech to the FDA union

As the country goes to the polls, here's CSW's full guide to what the 2015 election will mean for the civil service

Thirty three companies take the lion’s share of central government procurement spending, between them receiving roughly £10bn of Whitehall money each year. But who are they? Do they truly understand the public sector? And do civil servants trust them? Rebecca Sims-Robinson crunches the numbers.

Kate Collyer appointed to the new role of deputy chief economic adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority

The National Audit Office finds no evidence that Capita inflated management fees or deliberately delayed payments to suppliers in Civil Service Learning contract, but watchdog does not pass judgement on overall value for money of the scheme. CSW looks at the report's key findings