‘Dysfunctional’ FCDO systems left aid watchdog unable to recruit staff and pay contractors
25 May Foreign Affairs
‘Dysfunctional’ FCDO systems left aid watchdog unable to recruit staff and pay contractors
ICAI details recruitment and spending challenges following FCO-DfID merger
'Pathetic': MPs slam Treasury's response to aid spending concerns
22 May Foreign Affairs
'Pathetic': MPs slam Treasury's response to aid spending concerns
Government rejected committee's call for ODA to be ringfenced for overseas development
MPs doubt Cabinet Office’s ability to fix security-vetting failings
15 May Foreign Affairs
MPs doubt Cabinet Office’s ability to fix security-vetting failings
Public Accounts Committee accuses department of “blocking” UKSV reform and ignoring risks
GCHQ to get first female chief
12 Apr Foreign Affairs
GCHQ to get first female chief
MI5 deputy DG Anne Keast-Butler will take helm of intelligence and security hub next month
FCDO extends recruitment window for new second perm sec
06 Apr Foreign Affairs
FCDO extends recruitment window for new second perm sec
Department gives potential candidates three more weeks to apply for £160k role
Home Office spends a third of UK foreign aid budget 'without effective oversight'
29 Mar Foreign Affairs
Home Office spends a third of UK foreign aid budget 'without effective oversight'
Department's use of ODA budget on refugee and asylum seeker costs has caused major disruption to FCDO aid programme, watchdog says
FCDO offers up to £160k for new second perm sec
24 Mar Foreign Affairs
FCDO offers up to £160k for new second perm sec
Role will lead on international development “in constrained resource environment” says Philip Barton
Integrated Review ‘refresh’ finds extra £5bn for MoD
14 Mar Foreign Affairs
Integrated Review ‘refresh’ finds extra £5bn for MoD
Sunak sets new ‘aspiration’ for UK to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence amid concerns over Russia and China
Braverman accused of placing Border Force staff ‘at risk’
10 Mar Foreign Affairs
Braverman accused of placing Border Force staff ‘at risk’
Union says home secretary’s migrant-boats statements are politicising officials and exposing them to danger
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
24 Feb Foreign Affairs
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
Applicants are warned the role will be located in Department for Business and Trade after machinery of government changes
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
20 Feb Foreign Affairs
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
More than 100 specialists join international aid response
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
17 Feb Foreign Affairs
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
Berlin-based David Smith was “motivated by greed and a hatred of our country” says Crown Prosecution Service
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
14 Feb Foreign Affairs
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
Current media chief Helen Bower-Easton is set to join the Financial Conduct Authority
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
02 Feb Foreign Affairs
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
08 Dec 2022 Foreign Affairs
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
Development minister also planning restructure which could include new second perm sec
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services Exclusive
18 Nov 2022 Foreign Affairs
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services
Department has obstructed enquiries about use of ODA to support refugees, MPs say
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
06 Oct 2022 Foreign Affairs
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
ICAI tells department to set sights higher and resume publishing forward aid spending plans
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
05 Oct 2022 Foreign Affairs
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
Foreign secretary says FCDO must "cut cloth" and deliver "on a tighter budget"
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep 2022 Foreign Affairs
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
Liz Truss moves Stephen Lovegrove to short-term defence industrial adviser role
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
02 Sep 2022 Foreign Affairs
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
Detainees set for deportation show signs of torture, trafficking and PTSD, doctors' charity says
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
18 Aug 2022 Foreign Affairs
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
High Court says majority of passages in internal documents targeted for public-interest immunity must be disclosed
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
17 Aug 2022 Foreign Affairs
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rwandan government uses “arbitrary detention, torture and even killings”, memo revealed in High Court case says
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
01 Aug 2022 Foreign Affairs
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
Department tells MPs last summer’s Kabul evacuation exposed crisis-response areas that “need improvement”
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
08 Jul 2022 Foreign Affairs
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
MPs criticise "failure to maximise gains and minimise losses" in landmark Australia agreement