DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
30 Sep 2021 Transport
DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
Examiners and line managers give “overwhelming” support to walkout in union ballot
DfT to take over running of yet another rail franchise as Southeastern stripped of contract
28 Sep 2021 Transport
DfT to take over running of yet another rail franchise as Southeastern stripped of contract
Move follows finding that operator failed to declare £25m of government funding that was due for return
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
27 Sep 2021 Transport
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
Lessons-learned report highlights successes and failures from high-profile programmes rolled out at pace
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
23 Sep 2021 Transport
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
Independent advisory body warns ministers that properly aiding “left behind” areas will require a fundamental shift in funding
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
15 Sep 2021 Transport
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
Defence secretary launches National Shipbuilding Office
14 Sep 2021 Transport
Defence secretary launches National Shipbuilding Office
Rear Admiral Rex Cox will lead body created to promote UK’s maritime engineering enterprise
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
31 Aug 2021 Transport
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
Institute for Government says Sunak will need to find additional funding to protect public services
Highways England gets 'bizarre' rebrand and new chief exec
20 Aug 2021 Transport
Highways England gets 'bizarre' rebrand and new chief exec
National Highways “not national in the sense that it doesn't cover the nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland”, says AA
DVSA looks to ramp up driving examiner numbers amid trucker shortage
18 Aug 2021 Transport
DVSA looks to ramp up driving examiner numbers amid trucker shortage
Lorry driver shortage prompts hunt for 40 additional testers across England and Wales
Union seeks staff steer on DVLA dispute
11 Aug 2021 Transport
Union seeks staff steer on DVLA dispute
PCS members asked for views on way forward following strikes over safety fears
Cost estimate for new ‘national flagship’ rises to £250m
29 Jul 2021 Transport
Cost estimate for new ‘national flagship’ rises to £250m
Defence secretary says MoD taskforce will ensure project 'comes in on time and on budget'
Perm sec acknowledges concerns over tweaked Covid quarantine rules
20 Jul 2021 Transport
Perm sec acknowledges concerns over tweaked Covid quarantine rules
DfT chief Bernadette Kelly tells MPs special category created for France “does add some complications”
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
25 Jun 2021 Transport
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
Transport secretary will not confirm or deny he pulled proposed settlement that would have ended strike
Union intensifies strike action at DVLA
08 Jun 2021 Transport
Union intensifies strike action at DVLA
PCS says 800,000 documents are still to be processed as backlog grows by tens of thousands a day
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
23 Apr 2021 Transport
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
Department for Transport says former head of the tax and benefits department “brings strong financial management and experience in leading major projects”
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
09 Apr 2021 Transport
Look out the suitcase: Grant Shapps says people can start planning foreign holidays again
Department for Transport set to publish a traffic light travel system to provide information on safe destinations
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
08 Apr 2021 Transport
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
PCS says more than 1,400 members walked out of agency’s Swansea HQ on first day of Covid-safety dispute
Department for Transport offers £200k for next chair of HS2
06 Apr 2021 Transport
Department for Transport offers £200k for next chair of HS2
Campaign seeks “exceptional” candidate but offers £30k less than current rate for three-day-a-week role
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
25 Mar 2021 Transport
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
Boris Johnson tells MPs no final decision has been made on £2m budget reduction for Cabinet Office unit
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
24 Mar 2021 Transport
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
Walkout will be followed by work-to-rule campaign says PCS union
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
16 Mar 2021 Transport
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
£1.2m contract signed as team managing projects, including Operation Brock site, lacks "capacity or capability" to deliver, DfT says
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
15 Mar 2021 Transport
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
DfT opens new offices in English cities, while Cabinet Office and FCDO look north of the border
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar 2021 Transport
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Transport
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests