Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
03 Nov Security & Defence
Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
Home Office minister confirms higher pay award has led to recruitment slowdown
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
31 Oct Security & Defence
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct Security & Defence
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct Security & Defence
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
21 Oct Security & Defence
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
Crews who tackle small boat gangs and smugglers in English Channel vote for action over six-year wait for allowances to be updated
‘Not enough urgency’: Union warning as MoD spends £5m on settling bullying claims
21 Oct Security & Defence
‘Not enough urgency’: Union warning as MoD spends £5m on settling bullying claims
FDA says high sums spent settling bullying, harassment and discrimination claims "come as no surprise"
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
20 Oct Security & Defence
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
David Williams lists 49 incidents related to ARAP and the Afghanistan Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme
MPs to launch inquiry into collapse of China spy trial
16 Oct Security & Defence
MPs to launch inquiry into collapse of China spy trial
Matt Western, chair of joint committee on national security strategy, says "there are a lot of questions yet to be asked" over the dropped case
MoD names national armaments director tasked with reforming defence procurement
14 Oct Security & Defence
MoD names national armaments director tasked with reforming defence procurement
Former Inmarsat chief exec Rupert Pearce to take on standalone defence procurement role
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
01 Oct Security & Defence
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
Union warns pause in hiring could put wider defence mission at risk
MI6 boss courts Russian informers in final speech
22 Sep Security & Defence
MI6 boss courts Russian informers in final speech
Outgoing Secret Intelligence Service chief Richard Moore flags creation of official dark-web portal to encourage anti-Putin activity
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
17 Sep Security & Defence
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
Foreign Office was not asked to contribute to pre-announcement due-diligence process, with vetting starting after Mandelson's appointment was made public
Union rejects MoD pay offer – but won't prevent it being implemented
17 Sep Security & Defence
Union rejects MoD pay offer – but won't prevent it being implemented
PCS says offer fails to address “years of pay restraint” and ongoing cost-of-living pressures
'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD
16 Sep Security & Defence
'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD
MoD must be prepared to “risk public money so as to be more effective and go faster", Admiral Radakin says
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
11 Sep Security & Defence
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
David Williams tells MPs he did not expect super-injunction covering the security fiasco to be in place for two years
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
04 Sep Security & Defence
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
National Audit Office says department has not yet provided sufficient evidence for its £850m estimate for error-related resettlement
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
01 Sep Security & Defence
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
Government says it has implemented 12 of 14 recommendations from previously-secret information security review
MoD pushes back on call for nuclear spending transparency
26 Aug Security & Defence
MoD pushes back on call for nuclear spending transparency
Ministers reject MPs’ request for a detailed annual update on Defence Nuclear Organisation’s multi-billion-pound finances
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
04 Aug Security & Defence
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
Williams to step down after four years as the department's top civil servant
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
01 Aug Security & Defence
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
Watchdog warns of serious data breaches where documents have been disclosed without proper checks for hidden personal information, including at the MoD
Survey shows low public confidence in government’s crisis capabilities
25 Jul Security & Defence
Survey shows low public confidence in government’s crisis capabilities
Young Foundation calls for better communications and step change in investment in “grassroots resilience”
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
16 Jul Security & Defence
‘Serious departmental error’: MoD official's Afghan data breach revealed
Information Commissioner's Office says the "deeply regrettable incident" put "thousands of vulnerable people at risk" and "can never happen again"
MoD and NHS to open joint medical centre at Catterick Garrison
25 Jun Security & Defence
MoD and NHS to open joint medical centre at Catterick Garrison
Catterick Integrated Care Centre will treat military personnel and their families as well as members of the public
Ex-cab sec Simon Case: It's 'absolutely right' to cut civil service headcount
23 Jun Security & Defence
Ex-cab sec Simon Case: It's 'absolutely right' to cut civil service headcount
Former head of the civil service also confirms he won't be writing a memoir