Top DHSC official named MoD's next permanent secretary
29 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Top DHSC official named MoD's next permanent secretary
David Williams returns to the defence ministry where he began his career
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
25 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
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
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
19 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
Simon McDonald tells committee departments each have claim to lead on UK approach to world’s second-largest economy
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
18 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
PM's former top aide tells MPs Department of Health had to be bypassed for coronavirus Vaccine Taskforce
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
17 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
Document sets direction of travel to 2030 “including in departments that would not previously have been considered part of the national security community”
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
16 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
09 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
White House-style nerve centre will form Whitehall focus of defence, security and foreign policy review next week
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
02 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
Coalition-era PM slams “very bad” error of combining cab sec and national security adviser roles plus merger of DfID and FCO
MoD’s equipment plan ‘unaffordable’ for fourth year running
14 Jan 2021 Security & Defence
MoD’s equipment plan ‘unaffordable’ for fourth year running
Decade-long strategy projected to be £7.3bn over budget and figure could rise by a further £10.1bn, says NAO
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
20 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
Tom Scholar tells MPs preparation work for delayed integrated review of defence, security and foreign affairs fed into multi-year funding boost
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
19 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
Funding plan agreed before 2021 publication of full integrated review of foreign, defence and security policy
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
12 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
Software and analytical engineer with “near photographic memory” handed four-and-a-half year sentence for breaking Official Secrets Act
Government brings nuclear warheads in house to enable investment in technology
04 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
Government brings nuclear warheads in house to enable investment in technology
AWE will become an arm’s-length body
Vetting improvements will help civil servants switch jobs quicker, security chief says
30 Oct 2020 Security & Defence
Vetting improvements will help civil servants switch jobs quicker, security chief says
Dominic Fortescue says three year programme will ‘completely reimagine’ vetting for security-restricted roles
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
20 Oct 2020 Security & Defence
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
Kim Darroch quit British Embassy in Washington after cables showed he called US president “inept”, “insecure” and “incompetent”
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
16 Oct 2020 Security & Defence
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Sellafield and Network Rail bosses praise recognition of employees' pandemic work
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
29 Sep 2020 Security & Defence
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
RUSI says investing in analytical capability 'the most cost-effective means of real change' to improve UK's risk management
MPs demand Dominic Cummings explain 'unclear' role in defence review
18 Aug 2020 Security & Defence
MPs demand Dominic Cummings explain 'unclear' role in defence review
Defence Committee chair Tobias Ellwood says Boris Johnson’s chief spad has twice been called to give evidence
No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
13 Aug 2020 Security & Defence
No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
Call made as review calls for evidence submission
RAF plane conducts surveillance in the English Channel as Priti Patel calls for military help to stop migrants
10 Aug 2020 Security & Defence
RAF plane conducts surveillance in the English Channel as Priti Patel calls for military help to stop migrants
Charity Refugee Action says government ‘is trying to shirk its responsibility to help people fleeing from some of the world’s most violent countries’
MPs slam MoD over 'lamentable failure' to deliver armed forces equipment plan
15 Jul 2020 Security & Defence
MPs slam MoD over 'lamentable failure' to deliver armed forces equipment plan
PAC says Ministry of Defence and Treasury must deliver a “concrete plan” on how to balance the budget
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
01 Jul 2020 Security & Defence
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
Gove defends appointment of David Frost, "a distinguished diplomat in his own right"
Government plans to remove Huawei from 5G network by 2023 – reports
27 May 2020 Security & Defence
Government plans to remove Huawei from 5G network by 2023 – reports

Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms
MPs slam MoD's 'utter failure' to improve contract management as nuclear project costs soar
18 May 2020 Security & Defence
MPs slam MoD's 'utter failure' to improve contract management as nuclear project costs soar

'The department knows it can’t go on like this,' says PAC chair