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    The latest Security & Defence news from Civil Service World
    Government rejects call to boost cabinet secretary powers in wake of Iraq
    10 Jan 2018 Security & Defence
    Government rejects call to boost cabinet secretary powers in wake of Iraq

    MPs ‘disappointed’ with government rejection of recommendations for extra safeguards to prevent sidelining of ministers in key decisions 


    Unions: Ministerial code ‘tinkering’ not enough to protect civil servants from harassment
    10 Jan 2018 Security & Defence
    Unions: Ministerial code ‘tinkering’ not enough to protect civil servants from harassment

    Code updated to protect staff and prevent inappropriate overseas visits following Damian Green, Michael Fallon and Priti Patel scandals


    Union voices fear over defence review delays
    05 Jan 2018 Security & Defence
    Union voices fear over defence review delays

    Prospect says funding uncertainty puts UK’s world-class defence industry at risk


    MPs voice anger over ex perm sec Mark Sedwill ‘obstruction’
    21 Dec 2017 Security & Defence
    MPs voice anger over ex perm sec Mark Sedwill ‘obstruction’

    Prime minister insists Home Office chief-turned-national-security-adviser can decline request to appear


    MoD seeks defence review and £4bn cash injection – report
    11 Dec 2017 Security & Defence
    MoD seeks defence review and £4bn cash injection – report

    Department wants extra cash to fund efficiency reforms and a full defence review to follow national security adviser's work


    MPs dub Brexit customs planning ‘borderline reckless’
    08 Dec 2017 Security & Defence
    MPs dub Brexit customs planning ‘borderline reckless’

     Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 


    MoD 'bans Philip Hammond from using military jets' over unpaid bill
    06 Dec 2017 Security & Defence
    MoD 'bans Philip Hammond from using military jets' over unpaid bill

    Unpaid bill leads to limit on chancellor’s use of RAF jets, according to reports


    HMRC perm sec: post-Brexit customs system will be ready even without Treasury funding
    21 Nov 2017 Security & Defence
    HMRC perm sec: post-Brexit customs system will be ready even without Treasury funding

    Top government officials detail list of changes to 85 IT systems at the UK border required because of Brexit



     


    Whitehall departments are ‘too parochial’, says Sir Simon Fraser
    20 Nov 2017 Security & Defence
    Whitehall departments are ‘too parochial’, says Sir Simon Fraser

    Former perm sec argues FCO was disempowered by “unnecessary creation” of Department for International Trade


    MPs warn of 'security risk' of Border Force staff being diverted to work on post-Brexit customs
    16 Nov 2017 Security & Defence
    MPs warn of 'security risk' of Border Force staff being diverted to work on post-Brexit customs

    Home Affairs Committee report slams "completely unconvincing" Home Office plans to appoint just 300 new border staff


    Gavin Williamson named defence secretary after Michael Fallon resignation
    02 Nov 2017 Security & Defence
    Gavin Williamson named defence secretary after Michael Fallon resignation

    Chief whip moved to MoD after Fallon says his conduct had ‘fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces’


    MoD ‘approving cannibalisation of ships to keep the Royal Navy afloat’
    01 Nov 2017 Security & Defence
    MoD ‘approving cannibalisation of ships to keep the Royal Navy afloat’

    Number of parts moved between Navy vessels has increased by 50% in five years say auditors


    Report flags Ministry of Defence's 24% vacancy rate for commercial roles
    26 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    Report flags Ministry of Defence's 24% vacancy rate for commercial roles

    National Audit Office warns shortage of key commercial and cost assurance experts could jeopardise £1.7bn savings target from non-competitive contracts


    HMRC to recruit second perm sec ‘to focus on expanding Brexit work’
    24 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    HMRC to recruit second perm sec ‘to focus on expanding Brexit work’

    Tax authority announces recruitment for top tax post will be limited to existing civil servants


    Greater than the sum of its parts: how the Stabilisation Unit joins up Whitehall’s response to global crises
    23 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    Greater than the sum of its parts: how the Stabilisation Unit joins up Whitehall’s response to global crises

    Mark Bryson-Richardson, director of the Stabilisation Unit, tells Suzannah Brecknell how his team helps government respond to international emergencies


    Home Office to recruit 1,500 more staff to deal with Brexit
    18 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    Home Office to recruit 1,500 more staff to deal with Brexit

    Home secretary Amber Rudd said department is ‘tooling up’ with extra staff but real capacity will be created by new online system


    Home Office needs 'considerably more' staff to cope with Brexit, former immigration officials warn
    11 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    Home Office needs 'considerably more' staff to cope with Brexit, former immigration officials warn

    Former immigration enforcement chief describes scale of Brexit challenge as chancellor pledges 'minimum' customs arrangement by March 2019


    UK hit by more than 30 cyberattacks requiring ‘a cross-government response’ in last year
    04 Oct 2017 Security & Defence
    UK hit by more than 30 cyberattacks requiring ‘a cross-government response’ in last year

    National Cyber Security Centre marks first 12 months in existence by publishing report into threat landscape


    MoD procurement chief once named Whitehall’s top earner leaves after two years
    28 Sep 2017 Security & Defence
    MoD procurement chief once named Whitehall’s top earner leaves after two years

    Tony Douglas will stand down from role at Defence Equipment and Support to return to aviation sector


    Ministry of Defence needs own ‘everyday sexism project’ to combat alpha-male culture
    27 Sep 2017 Security & Defence
    Ministry of Defence needs own ‘everyday sexism project’ to combat alpha-male culture

    Chair of department’s women’s network calls on male staff across the civil service to act as allies to feminist cause


    Watchdog voices ‘concern’ over ex-GCHQ chief's new job
    21 Sep 2017 Security & Defence
    Watchdog voices ‘concern’ over ex-GCHQ chief's new job

    ACOBA says cybersecurity role with US firm was announced before it had approved the appointment


    Beefed-up surveillance watchdog to oversee Whitehall investigatory powers
    04 Sep 2017 Security & Defence
    Beefed-up surveillance watchdog to oversee Whitehall investigatory powers

    New investigatory powers commissioner begins role inspecting use of state surveillance by public authorities


    Cabinet Office’s probe into tackling economic crime ‘set to report imminently’
    01 Sep 2017 Security & Defence
    Cabinet Office’s probe into tackling economic crime ‘set to report imminently’

    Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry


    MoD confirms top-level agency appointments for submarine and aircraft carrier projects
    31 Aug 2017 Security & Defence
    MoD confirms top-level agency appointments for submarine and aircraft carrier projects

    Heads of Aircraft Carrier Alliance and Submarine Delivery Agency announced


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