Operational Delivery

As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off

MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up

IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.

Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short

Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.

IfG finds staff move on more rapidly in the UK than in other civil services and puts cost of churn at £74m a year

UK Supreme Court rejects request for NI attorney general for clarification on powers, saying they should be addressed in court case.

Twelve months on from the collapse of one of the government’s biggest contractors, Richard Johnstone looks at how the Cabinet Office has responded and reformed its approach to outsourcing

HMRC grabs 2018 top spot, but new civil service-wide benchmark reveals unexpected findings

Cross-departmental plan intends to cut the societal cost of pollution by £5.3bn annually by 2030

Department embarks upon drive to deliver 250 digital services in a more ‘joined-up way’

Interim CDIO Simon McKinnon provides insight into department's agenda for the year ahead

New infrastructure profession leader earn around £190,000, job advert says.

HMRC remains unhappiest major department, according to figures

Liz Truss says that zero-based review of capital projects  could see some major projects "junked"

Digital agency lays out plans for working with private companies and other departments over the next 18 months

Union also cites Brexit impact as reason to reconsider transformation programme to consolidate offices across the UK.

Proposals could include move to create infrastructure ‘super ministry’ by merging three existing departments

"Very detailed plans have been proposed, assessed, analysed to death and finally agreed," the anonymous official wrote.

Greater clarity over how spending plans relate to departmental objectives would demonstrate government’s commitment to openness, says think-tank

Department is contacting businesses to encourage early enrolment ahead of use becoming mandatory in August

Latest tranche of departmental cash takes total government spending on Brexit preparations to over £4bn.

Treasury allocations from £2bn no-deal fund for 2019-20 set to be agreed with departments

Planning for EU exit means a host of policy areas are being ignored, according to MPs