Red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
06 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
Specialist supplier will search for – and attempt to take advantage of – ‘vulnerabilities and exploitable information’
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
28 Nov 2022 Security & Defence
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document
Gavin Williamson 'told MoD civil servant to slit their throat'
08 Nov 2022 Security & Defence
Gavin Williamson 'told MoD civil servant to slit their throat'
No ethics chief to investigate allegations as minister denies bullying staff
Braverman sent official documents to her personal email six times
31 Oct 2022 Security & Defence
Braverman sent official documents to her personal email six times
Home secretary admits breaches in letter to MPs
MoD digital plan 'hampered by skills gaps and ageing tech'
28 Oct 2022 Security & Defence
MoD digital plan 'hampered by skills gaps and ageing tech'
Department needs to hire scores of technical staff and spend billions on IT upgrades to deliver on strategy, NAO finds
MoD withdraws three-year pay offer that divided unions
05 Oct 2022 Security & Defence
MoD withdraws three-year pay offer that divided unions
FDA says it is "disappointed" for its members who "overwhelming" voted for the deal
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
30 Sep 2022 Security & Defence
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
Department ready to reduce staffing budget by 7.5% as part of 91,000 job cuts plan, David Williams adds
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
08 Sep 2022 Security & Defence
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
Michael Keegan, who works with BAE Systems and is a NED for Centerprise, will avoid conversations on bidding
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep 2022 Security & Defence
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
Liz Truss moves Stephen Lovegrove to short-term defence industrial adviser role
Union rejects MoD's ‘scandalous’ pay offer
24 Aug 2022 Security & Defence
Union rejects MoD's ‘scandalous’ pay offer
Ministry of Defence's three-year 12.85% pay offer includes "unacceptable" changes to terms and conditions, PCS says
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
17 Aug 2022 Security & Defence
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
Graeme Biggar was one of two candidates endorsed in the initial selection process, with the other dropping out when the Home Office decided to run it again
MoD to decide on future of troubled Ajax programme by end of year
17 Aug 2022 Security & Defence
MoD to decide on future of troubled Ajax programme by end of year
Department insists costs won't go above £5.5bn after being told to "fix or fail" armoured vehicle programme
Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre 'on hold' after MoD withdraws offer of former RAF base
10 Aug 2022 Security & Defence
Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre 'on hold' after MoD withdraws offer of former RAF base
Rishi Sunak's pledge not to open asylum centre in North Yorkshire town is moot, Ben Wallace says
Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
01 Aug 2022 Security & Defence
Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
MoD investigation into incident to be published later this month
Government needs ‘fundamental culture change’ to risk management after Covid
26 Jul 2022 Security & Defence
Government needs ‘fundamental culture change’ to risk management after Covid
Pandemic “has shown the potential costs of failing to prepare effectively", think tank says
Johnson accused of ‘complete disregard for basic national security’
08 Jul 2022 Security & Defence
Johnson accused of ‘complete disregard for basic national security’
Criticism follows PM’s admission he met former KGB agent without officials when he was foreign secretary
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
24 Jun 2022 Security & Defence
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
BAE Systems non-exec role is latest in a string of post-government appointments
MoD comes out fighting after MPs’ equipment plan report
23 Jun 2022 Security & Defence
MoD comes out fighting after MPs’ equipment plan report
Minister rejects claims department is “complacent” over affordability of £238bn programme
MoD must to do more to ensure fair conditions for contractors, MPs say
27 May 2022 Security & Defence
MoD must to do more to ensure fair conditions for contractors, MPs say
Terms and conditions for outsourced employees are generally worse than for MoD staff due to company's focusing on profit margins, Defence Committee says
MoD appoints new Defence Infrastructure Organisation chief
20 Apr 2022 Security & Defence
MoD appoints new Defence Infrastructure Organisation chief
Mike Green joins DIO after ten years in the Department for Education
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr 2022 Security & Defence
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
Departments to undergo independent audits of cyber resilience
11 Apr 2022 Security & Defence
Departments to undergo independent audits of cyber resilience
New ‘Gov Assure’ process aims to provide a government-wide overview of risk
MoD seeks external race adviser to improve diversity – but fails to fill post Exclusive
06 Apr 2022 Security & Defence
MoD seeks external race adviser to improve diversity – but fails to fill post
Ministry of Defence says it wants to “learn from others” on D&I, but tender failed to attract suitable bids
MoD's Ajax armed vehicle troubles 'may prove insurmountable', NAO warns
21 Mar 2022 Security & Defence
MoD's Ajax armed vehicle troubles 'may prove insurmountable', NAO warns
The National Audit Office says the department's approach to the £5.5bn programme was “flawed from the start”