The Public Administration Select Committee today reported on the government's progress in implementing its ICT strategy. The overall tone was positive but there was a strong plea for government to make use of external expertise to ensure that departments can benchmark their IT costs against each other and the wider IT community.

The Coalition's programme for government committed it to replacing the 'fundamentally flawed' system of financial regulation 'with a framework that promotes responsible and sustainable banking'. An Independent Banking Commission was subsequently created by the coalition. At a recent Institute for Government event the commission’s secretary Sam Woods, and BBC Business Editor Robert Peston, provided insight into how the commission made its recommendations.

Today's National Audit Office report on the Government's Work Programme has provoked a furious response from Chris Grayling, MP. Is his fury justifiable?

As Whitehall undergoes the most radical change since demobilisation, an intriguing battle of ideas is breaking out between the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) and the Government over how much the process should be centrally planned and controlled.

All political parties now favour holding a referendum on Scottish independence, but disagree over the terms of this historic vote. What are the issues at stake?

Our report on the 'S' factors looks at how some policies that actually work were made.  The coalition government and the new leadership of the civil service might find it useful new year reading.

The appointment of Sharon White as DG Public Services at the HM Treasury (HMT) marks a notable breakthrough for women at HMT.

The appointment of respected economist Andrew Dilnot to chair the UK Statistics Authority is an important landmark in parliamentary scrutiny of appointments to key quangos.