Articles tagged with: David Williams
MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
05 Nov Finance
MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
Latest annual report shows cost of bullying, harassment and discrimination settlements more than doubled year-on-year
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
31 Oct Security & Defence
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
20 Oct Security & Defence
MoD perm sec details Afghan data breaches in letter to MPs
David Williams lists 49 incidents related to ARAP and the Afghanistan Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
11 Sep Security & Defence
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
David Williams tells MPs he did not expect super-injunction covering the security fiasco to be in place for two years
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
04 Sep Security & Defence
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
National Audit Office says department has not yet provided sufficient evidence for its £850m estimate for error-related resettlement
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
04 Aug Security & Defence
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
Williams to step down after four years as the department's top civil servant
Cabinet Office launches voluntary-redundancy drive
12 Dec 2024 HR
Cabinet Office launches voluntary-redundancy drive
Restructure could see 400 staff get exit plans with natural wastage set to reduce headcount further
'Disgust and outrage' as huge MoD headcount reduction plan is announced to MPs before staff
22 Nov 2024 Security & Defence
'Disgust and outrage' as huge MoD headcount reduction plan is announced to MPs before staff
Unions demand urgent meeting with perm sec and defence secretary over 5,000-plus headcount reduction trailed at select committee
MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
21 Nov 2024 Security & Defence
MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
Perm sec tells MPs department is facing a 10% reduction in headcount over the course of the current parliament
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
02 Apr 2024 Security & Defence
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
Perm sec says reporting error backs up concerns raised by PAC and NAO about the department's management of its inventory
Colleagues rallied round to support the people of Ukraine – but Ajax and rogue birds proved challenging: David Williams on the MoD’s 2022 highs and lows
22 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Colleagues rallied round to support the people of Ukraine – but Ajax and rogue birds proved challenging: David Williams on the MoD’s 2022 highs and lows
“This year has shown us the demanding and increasingly uncertain nature of the world we live in,” writes the Ministry of Defence perm sec