Articles tagged with: Ministry of Defence
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
23 Apr 2021 Finance
Ex-HMRC perm sec Jon Thompson joins HS2 board
Department for Transport says former head of the tax and benefits department “brings strong financial management and experience in leading major projects”
Dstl to set up Newcastle outpost
14 Apr 2021 Security & Defence
Dstl to set up Newcastle outpost
Unit will be based at the National Innovation Centre for Data
Dstl chief exec Gary Aitkenhead quits to take up private-sector role
07 Apr 2021 Security & Defence
Dstl chief exec Gary Aitkenhead quits to take up private-sector role
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory COO Doug Umbers will serve as interim chief
Top DHSC official named MoD's next permanent secretary
29 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
Top DHSC official named MoD's next permanent secretary
David Williams returns to the defence ministry where he began his career
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
25 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
Boris Johnson tells MPs no final decision has been made on £2m budget reduction for Cabinet Office unit
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
19 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
Advanced Research and Invention Agency needs “extreme freedom” from civil service bureaucracy, procurement rules, business cases and pay scales says PM’s former chief spad
Departments will have to fight to keep big in-house comms teams in shake-up
18 Mar 2021 Communications
Departments will have to fight to keep big in-house comms teams in shake-up
Union says it has been warned a voluntary redundancy scheme is part of ministers' plans for centralised media service
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
16 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
09 Mar 2021 Security & Defence
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
White House-style nerve centre will form Whitehall focus of defence, security and foreign policy review next week
Budget 2021: Pay freeze anger as figures show rising cost to civil servants
04 Mar 2021 Finance
Budget 2021: Pay freeze anger as figures show rising cost to civil servants
IFS warns non-protected departments face new financial squeeze while Labour claims £30bn has been “cut” from NHS budget
Anti-corruption watchdog reports surge in new-job casework
22 Feb 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Anti-corruption watchdog reports surge in new-job casework
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments also flags concerns about arm’s-length bodies and resourcing woes
Cummings’s UK ARPA vision is ‘brand in search of a product’, MPs warn
12 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cummings’s UK ARPA vision is ‘brand in search of a product’, MPs warn
Report lauds £800m funding commitment for blue-sky research agency but says it can only have one or two central missions
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
MoD’s equipment plan ‘unaffordable’ for fourth year running
14 Jan 2021 Security & Defence
MoD’s equipment plan ‘unaffordable’ for fourth year running
Decade-long strategy projected to be £7.3bn over budget and figure could rise by a further £10.1bn, says NAO
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
20 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
Tom Scholar tells MPs preparation work for delayed integrated review of defence, security and foreign affairs fed into multi-year funding boost
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
19 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
Funding plan agreed before 2021 publication of full integrated review of foreign, defence and security policy
Government brings nuclear warheads in house to enable investment in technology
04 Nov 2020 Security & Defence
Government brings nuclear warheads in house to enable investment in technology
AWE will become an arm’s-length body
MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’
16 Apr 2020 Commercial
MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’

New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus
Defence and foreign policy review paused as resources diverted to Covid-19 response
09 Apr 2020 Security & Defence
Defence and foreign policy review paused as resources diverted to Covid-19 response

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response
Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says Exclusive
30 Mar 2020 Brexit
Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says
Comprehensive spending review and Brexit transition should also be pushed back, former Foreign Office perm sec Lord Ricketts says
Defence and foreign policy review to look at how 'whole of government can be structured'
26 Feb 2020 Security & Defence
Defence and foreign policy review to look at how 'whole of government can be structured'

Integrated review will "go beyond the parameters of a traditional review", No.10 says
Ministry of Defence appoints first female chief scientific adviser
24 Jun 2019 Security & Defence
Ministry of Defence appoints first female chief scientific adviser

McLean was awarded damehood for services to mathematical biology and advice to government
Ministry of Defence seeks chief scientific adviser
16 Oct 2018 Security & Defence
Ministry of Defence seeks chief scientific adviser

The science chief will advise on areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, space technology and chemical, biological and missile defence 
MoD 'bans Philip Hammond from using military jets' over unpaid bill
06 Dec 2017 Security & Defence
MoD 'bans Philip Hammond from using military jets' over unpaid bill

Unpaid bill leads to limit on chancellor’s use of RAF jets, according to reports