Security & Defence

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

The government said it would "think creatively about current and future challenges relating to cyber skills" in response to a joint select committee report.

Javid pledges review to ensure system is ‘fair and humane’ following revelation that visa applications were wrongly denied

But MPs hear department's confidence does not extend to no-deal Brexit preparations

National Cyber Security Centre annual report reveals it has dealt with 1,100 cyber attacks in its first two years

With the annual worldwide cost of cybercrime set to double from $3tn in 2015 to $6tn by 2021, BT offers advice on how chief information security officers can better protect their organisations

The science chief will advise on areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, space technology and chemical, biological and missile defence 

Diversity and inclusion must be "an integral part of every part of the defence operating model", according to the strategy

Public Accounts Committee warns of ‘unfit for purpose’ infrastructure and Brexit risks

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This section looks at three MoD projects to boost military capability

All this week CSW will profile a host of major government projects from each of the four categories from the Government Major Projects Portfolio to see how the current slate of projects are preforming – and where lessons can be learnt

The 2016 Chilcot Report exposed some of Whitehall’s biggest weaknesses – the silos and hierarchies that lead to bad decisions. Two years on, the officials who led the civil service response from the MoD, Cabinet Office and Foreign Office tell Tamsin Rutter what’s happened since then