HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Project Delivery

HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service

Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
by Jim Dunton
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
01 Jun Project Delivery
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
18 May Project Delivery
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Project Delivery
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan 2023 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