Project Delivery

Worst-case scenario timescale emerges after MPs voice doubts about official 2020 target

Brexit negotiations were also undermined by politicians' distrust of civil servants, think tank says

May praises "professional and dedicated" civil service as she confirms no-deal planning will go ahead

MPs call on department to set out consequences faced by officials for £17.6bn rail project’s late running

Cabinet secretary admits he was "always uneasy" about the Home Office's overly ambitious ESN programme but insists it's not a failure

Department for Transport insists “HS2 is happening" as release of funds delayed

"We are proud of what you do," civil service chiefs say amid "unprecendented" challenges for officials

Confidential document warns no-deal "structure will quickly fall if too many decisions are unnecessarily escalated to the top levels"

Committee says department’s refusal to engage on key site for Richmond House redevelopment could also add £350m to project cost

Announcement comes as UC director say "roughly half" of Universal Credit claimants may have been transferred without transitional protection

PCS says department is only willing to temporarily ‘share the pain’ of welfare reform workload rather than provide permanent additional resources for over-stretched staff

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served

Formal reform plan published as Serco chief says outsourcer has recovered from “dark night of the soul”

Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months

An allowance for working overnight is among the package offered to entice staff to join coordinating group for EU exit

Union sets out five demands to cut workload of staff at Universal Credit service centres in Wolverhampton and Walsall

Brexit will remain a key focus as the NAO rebalances its resources to cope with its mounting workload

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged that rollout of benefit reform could have contributed to large increase but says government has made changes to improve reform

Committee raises alarm over loss of European Investment Bank funding stream

The Cabinet Office alone awarded contracts worth a total of £56m, the figures show

The government claims it is ‘working constructively with Apple’

Department says the 10,000-claimant pilot will be sufficient to test the managed migration process

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

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