Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
14 Nov Foreign Affairs
Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
Peer and former PM will be unable to take questions from elected MPs in the House of Commons
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
13 Nov Foreign Affairs
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
Former PM to head FCDO as home secretary's dismissal prompts major overhaul of Rishi Sunak's cabinet
Gaza crisis: Border Force officials deployed to Egypt
27 Oct Foreign Affairs
Gaza crisis: Border Force officials deployed to Egypt
Prime minister confirms teams are poised to help bring trapped Britons home
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
10 Oct Foreign Affairs
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
Second perm sec Nick Dyer says his old job is an “opportunity to make a positive difference to lives across the globe"
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct Foreign Affairs
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Department also targets increased recruitment of employees with military background
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal Exclusive
29 Sep Foreign Affairs
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal
Home secretary turns down PAC's request to read details of UK-Rwanda asylum agreement in a private room
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
18 Sep Foreign Affairs
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
Officials have been faced with ‘strategic drift’ in recent years, aid watchdog says
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep Foreign Affairs
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
30 Aug Foreign Affairs
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
MPs call for an unclassified version of government's China strategy to be published
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
07 Aug Foreign Affairs
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
Consular staff did not follow their own rules and repeatedly failed to spot the signs that a British academic jailed in Abu Dhabi might have been tortured
UK ‘faces ban’ on diverting ODA towards domestic asylum-seeker costs
31 Jul Foreign Affairs
UK ‘faces ban’ on diverting ODA towards domestic asylum-seeker costs
OECD says government’s new Illegal Migration Act could undermine controversial practice, according to reports
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
30 Jun Foreign Affairs
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
Zac Goldsmith said Sunak's approach to the environment "has trickled down through Whitehall and caused a kind of paralysis"
PCS 'ready to fight' as Sunak pledges to appeal Rwanda scheme court decision
30 Jun Foreign Affairs
PCS 'ready to fight' as Sunak pledges to appeal Rwanda scheme court decision
Civil service union says fight against the policy is “far from over”
Rwanda scheme ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
29 Jun Foreign Affairs
Rwanda scheme ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal not convinced that Rwanda is "safe third country"
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
22 Jun Foreign Affairs
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
Liaison Committee will examine how well government identifies opportunities, as well as risks and threats
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
15 Jun Foreign Affairs
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
Nick Dyer is a former acting perm sec at DFID and has worked in government on development since 1997
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
09 Jun Foreign Affairs
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
Labour says plans – which include car batteries and nuclear power – fall short of government’s promised trade deal
MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
06 Jun Foreign Affairs
MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
Ministry reveals it has begun work on concept phase of potential software tool to manage information on 10,000 people
‘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