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    Army Reserve recruitment drive given 'Red' rating by major projects watchdog
    25 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    Army Reserve recruitment drive given "Red" rating by major projects watchdog

    Future Reserves 2020 moves from "Amber/Red" to "Red" rating in Major Projects Authority's latest assessment, but Ministry of Defence says scheme "on schedule to realise its benefits"


    Sir Simon Fraser: “big concern” among Foreign Office staff over pay
    19 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    Sir Simon Fraser: “big concern” among Foreign Office staff over pay

    Permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser tells CSW the FCO must have “a comparable offer” with other departments


    An in-depth look at the National Cyber Security Programme
    17 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    An in-depth look at the National Cyber Security Programme

    Does the government’s National Cyber Security Programme have what it takes to face up to a threat that keeps on evolving? Tim Gibson examines this ambitious major project


    MoD pilot contract six years behind schedule - watchdog
    12 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    MoD pilot contract six years behind schedule - watchdog

    National Audit Office finds £3.2bn training programme will "not be running at full capacity until 2019"


    Review calls for overhaul of surveillance laws
    11 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    Review calls for overhaul of surveillance laws

    Security review calls for “comprehensive and comprehensible new law” to govern security agencies’ surveillance powers


    Surveillance powers review to be published
    11 Jun 2015 Security & Defence
    Surveillance powers review to be published

    Independent review into intelligence agencies' powers expected at 11am


    Defra appoints Royal Navy man to lead marine science agency
    18 May 2015 Security & Defence
    Defra appoints Royal Navy man to lead marine science agency

    Tom Karsten – a Royal Navy real admiral – is named as the new CEO of Cefas


    Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP's 2015 election manifesto
    20 Apr 2015 Security & Defence
    Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP's 2015 election manifesto

    SNP leader and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out party's plans to 'change the direction' of next government, as David Cameron pledges yearly Treasury and Cabinet Office review of impact of devolved decisions


    Simon Fraser to step down as FCO permanent secretary
    16 Apr 2015 Security & Defence
    Simon Fraser to step down as FCO permanent secretary

    Foreign Office announces that its permanent secretary Simon Fraser is to leave Whitehall at the end of July


    Lord Kerslake: protecting defence could have 'acute' impact on rest of Whitehall
    14 Apr 2015 Security & Defence
    Lord Kerslake: protecting defence could have "acute" impact on rest of Whitehall

    Lord Kerslake tells the Financial Times pressure on other budgets could be made "more acute" by protection of defence spending


    The sky's the limit? CSW assesses four years of the government’s Aerospace Growth Partnership
    01 Apr 2015 Security & Defence
    The sky's the limit? CSW assesses four years of the government’s Aerospace Growth Partnership

    Four years on, has the Aerospace Growth Partnership given the aviation industry an uplift? Colin Marrs investigates


    MPs: UK's defence strategy 'no longer adequate'
    24 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    MPs: UK's defence strategy 'no longer adequate'

    Report by MPs on the Defence Committee says UK must be prepared to deal with both 'unconventional and conventional threats'


    Former environment secretary Owen Paterson weighs in to 2% defence target debate
    22 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Former environment secretary Owen Paterson weighs in to 2% defence target debate

    Former environment secretary set to pressure government over Ministry of Defence budget, while defence secretary Michael Fallon says he will be 'fighting' against MoD cuts


    Skills still an issue for Defence Equipment and Support, says Public Accounts Committee
    20 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Skills still an issue for Defence Equipment and Support, says Public Accounts Committee

    MPs on the Public Accounts Committee warn commercial skills gap at Defence Equipment and Support will undermine MoD efforts to reduce costs if not addressed


    Defensive measures: CSW interviews Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Jon Thompson
    20 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Defensive measures: CSW interviews Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Jon Thompson

    With the defence budget becoming ever more contentious, the MoD’s permanent secretary Jon Thompson must continue to balance spending decisions with national security. It’s a tough job – but one he’s privileged to do, he tells Jess Bowie. Photos by Paul Heartfield


    Former Royal Mail MD Mark Thomson named as new Passport Office director
    18 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Former Royal Mail MD Mark Thomson named as new Passport Office director

    Former Royal Mail managing director Mark Thomson to become director general of Passport Office for three-year term


    Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove calls for independent oversight of agencies
    18 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove calls for independent oversight of agencies

    Former head of MI6 intelligence agency Sir Richard Dearlove says 'lack of trust' in politicians means new regulator needed


    Former army chief Lord Richards joins warnings over defence cuts
    16 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Former army chief Lord Richards joins warnings over defence cuts
    Former chief of the defence staff Lord Richards warns UK risks “living on the fumes of the past”
    Civil service diversity, SNP vs the Treasury, and Budget fever - your Whitehall media roundup
    16 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Civil service diversity, SNP vs the Treasury, and Budget fever - your Whitehall media roundup

    Advance sight of a Cabinet Office review into the civil service's LGBT record, another SNP-Whitehall fracas, and feverish Budget speculation make our regular round-up of Whitehall in the headlines


    MPs urge overhaul of surveillance laws in the wake of Edward Snowden leaks
    12 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    MPs urge overhaul of surveillance laws in the wake of Edward Snowden leaks

    Legal framework around surveillance too complicated, says Intelligence and Security Committee


    Defence spending pledge among DUP's terms for post-election support
    12 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Defence spending pledge among DUP's terms for post-election support

    Northern Irish unionist party the DUP says 2% defence pledge a 'very clear' part of terms for coalition support


    MPs to give verdict on intelligence agency monitoring in wake of Snowden leaks
    12 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    MPs to give verdict on intelligence agency monitoring in wake of Snowden leaks

    Intelligence and Security Committee publishes long-awaited findings of inquiry prompted by Edward Snowden leaks


    David Cameron 'pledged post-2015 defence boost', claims adviser to former defence secretary Liam Fox
    11 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    David Cameron 'pledged post-2015 defence boost', claims adviser to former defence secretary Liam Fox

    David Cameron gave his personal assurance that defence spending would rise from 2015, according to Liam Fox’s former special adviser. 



     


    Ex-Army chief: SDSR left UK reticent on Russia threat
    10 Mar 2015 Security & Defence
    Ex-Army chief: SDSR left UK reticent on Russia threat

    General Sir Peter Wall says 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review assumed 'benign' world situation


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