Articles tagged with: Ministry of Defence
Cabinet Office to change guidance used to block experts critical of government from speaking to civil servants
25 Jul 2023 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office to change guidance used to block experts critical of government from speaking to civil servants
Ministers should get "serious" and ask independent body to review impartiality advice, academic argues
Cabinet Office slips out delayed data on government’s highest earners
21 Jul 2023 HR
Cabinet Office slips out delayed data on government’s highest earners
Spreadsheet reveals £20k pay rise for HS2 chief and shows COO Alex Chisholm now earns more than cabinet secretary Simon Case
UK defence procurement system 'averse to individual responsibility'
18 Jul 2023 Civil Service Reform
UK defence procurement system 'averse to individual responsibility'
Scathing Defence Committee report adds to growing calls to reform defence procurement
Ministry of Defence freezes recruitment
13 Jul 2023 Security & Defence
Ministry of Defence freezes recruitment
Hiring paused while department looks at ways to manage financial pressures over the next two years
Hybrid working has not hurt civil service productivity, ministers say
26 Jun 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hybrid working has not hurt civil service productivity, ministers say
Ministers back hybrid working as union calls for Rees-Mogg and Johnson to apologise for attacks
Birthday Honours: Knighthood for Cabinet Office perm sec Alex Chisholm
16 Jun 2023 HR
Birthday Honours: Knighthood for Cabinet Office perm sec Alex Chisholm
Public appointments commissioner William Shawcross, SIS chief Richard Moore and second perm secs among high-profile recipients
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
16 Jun 2023 HR
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
Officials recognised for efficiency savings, humanitarian work and contributions to national resilience
'Fractious' relations between defence bodies exacerbated Ajax safety issues, review finds
16 Jun 2023 Security & Defence
'Fractious' relations between defence bodies exacerbated Ajax safety issues, review finds
Independent report finds armoured vehicle defence procurement failures were "systemic and institutional" rather than individual misconduct
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
12 Jun 2023 Coronavirus
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
Only HMRC staff report better life satisfaction, happiness and sense-of-worth levels than in 2019, survey finds
MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
06 Jun 2023 Security & Defence
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
MPs doubt Cabinet Office’s ability to fix security-vetting failings
15 May 2023 Security & Defence
MPs doubt Cabinet Office’s ability to fix security-vetting failings
Public Accounts Committee accuses department of “blocking” UKSV reform and ignoring risks
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
05 May 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
Report flags lack of business case, absence contingency plans for funding shortfalls and inconsistent “benefits” calculations
MoJ perm sec set for coronation role
02 May 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ perm sec set for coronation role
Antonia Romeo tasked with recording proceedings as Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say
19 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say
MPs warn of "optimism-bias" budgeting, cycle of costly delay and failure, and skills shortage
Defence spend analysis: A look at the 2023 Spring Budget Partner Content
11 Apr 2023 Commercial
Defence spend analysis: A look at the 2023 Spring Budget
The additional £5 billion allocated to Defence represents an attempt to match increased resources against policy priorities and security concerns within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Proxima’s Justin Reuter takes a look at what this means for commercial teams in the department
Debt management function moves from Cabinet Office to Treasury
03 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
Debt management function moves from Cabinet Office to Treasury
Rishi Sunak also announces Home Office gets responsibility for Fraud Act 2006
MoD agrees 'achievable' new schedule for troubled Ajax programme
24 Mar 2023 Security & Defence
MoD agrees 'achievable' new schedule for troubled Ajax programme
Department will resume payments for the armoured vehicles as the programme is "returning to firm footing", minister says
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
16 Mar 2023 Security & Defence
Spring Budget defence and childcare boosts 'mean spending cuts elsewhere'
Departments may have to cut £18bn following Hunt's announcements yesterday, IFS says
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar 2023 Economics
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
Integrated Review ‘refresh’ finds extra £5bn for MoD
14 Mar 2023 Security & Defence
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
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
23 Feb 2023 Communications
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
Former Brexit secretary David Davis’s question to MoD on the use of information ops brigade goes unanswered
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
21 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
Facility in southeast England is likely to include private cloud and physical storage
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
21 Feb 2023 HR
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
MoD's chief scientist will replace Patrick Vallance in April
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
20 Feb 2023 Security & Defence
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
More than 100 specialists join international aid response