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Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo Photo credit: Ministry of Defence (MoD) In a statement, MoD minister for defence equipment and support Baroness Taylor said: "The MoD is committed to train the UK's forces in the best way possible within a relevant contemporary operational... [01 Sep 2008]
Photos: Military robot wars
Photo The MoD has announced the winner of its Grand Challenge competition to produce a vehicle capable of identifying threats encountered by UK troops on current operations. Photo credit: Ministry of Defence [21 Aug 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace hundreds of IT systems with a single infrastructure is running more than a year late and is £182m over budget. Among its recommendations the NAO report says the MoD should force Atlas to bring in... [04 Jul 2008]
UK Aerospace and Defence Collaboration Strategies: Executive Summary
White Paper It has been working with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the US Department of Defence (DOD), and has reached agreement on ways to get around these issues, positioning the UK as the bridgehead between the US and the rest of Europe. [03 Jul 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a telepresence pilot, as part of its plans to tackle its travel budget.silicon.com Public Sector According to group captain Andy Towler, team leader for the defence modernisation initiative, the pilot is... [03 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council Sir Edmund Burton looked into the theft on 9 January 2008 of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing the personal details of 600,000 armed forces recruits and potential recruits and... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for breaching the Data Protection Act. The report said laptops had been used in breach of MoD... [25 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set up and managed by Capgemini. The service, which will support the travel needs of 300,000 Army, Royal Airforce, Royal Navy and MoD personnel, will use... [19 Jun 2008]
Taxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The sell-off of the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) tech research firm, QinetiQ, saw the taxpayer missing out on almost £100m, a public spending watchdog has found. The taxpayer should have received another £90m following the deal, according to... [10 Jun 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. The MoD has already been using BeCrypt's Disk Protect Baseline system to protect Defence Information Infrastructure laptops since 2006. [08 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify... [06 May 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety of all MoD personnel - whether they are drivers or passengers. [04 Apr 2008]
More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001
News Secretary Des Browne also admitted that three MoD laptops containing around 600,000 details of servicemen and recruits have been stolen since 2005. In addition to these figures, the Ministry of Defence has previously admitted to losing 347 laptops... [01 Apr 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. In a statement, the MoD said: "We take the loss of military ID cards very seriously and we are taking steps to... [13 Mar 2008]
Israeli Defence Ministry Upgrades E-Mail System in Just Three Days
White Paper The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) wanted to upgrade its e-mail messaging system for knowledge workers because the existing platform had become too expensive and provided insufficient support for Hebrew. [20 Feb 2008]
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