Project Delivery

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

Lords Economic Affairs Committee says Department for Transport has not made case for why High Speed 2 more 'cost-effective' than alternatives

GDS's Mike Bracken appointed to new chief data officer role aiming to improve Whitehall's use of data

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee warn commercial skills gap at Defence Equipment and Support will undermine MoD efforts to reduce costs if not addressed

Former Royal Mail managing director Mark Thomson to become director general of Passport Office for three-year term

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

Business minister Matt Hancock appoints Graham Farrant as new chief executive of the Land Registry

Prime minister David Cameron says review body's call to raise salary minima for Pay Band 1 by £2,000 would undermine 'flexibility'

Centre of government has 'little oversight' of departmental travel policies, the National Audit Office warns