The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced that three new regional hubs will be set up, helping Britain to broaden it’s defence reach. The hubs, to be based in the Gulf, Asia Pacific and West Africa, will help the UK provide greater focus to these regions, and by working with ...
Announced as part of the Defence Innovation Initiative, the Defence and Security Accelerator is officially launched today. Devised as a conduit for collaboration between industry, government defence and security departments, academia, and allies, the Accelerator will allow the rapid development of innovative solutions to the most pressing security challenges. The Accelerator has ...
Facilities Management company, Mitie, has formally signed the Armed Forces Covenant, committing itself to improving support of military families and service personnel. By signing the covenant, Mitie is recognising the contribution of reservist personnel, veterans and military families to the company and the UK, while promising to do more to support ...
The Crown Commercial Service, on behalf of the government, is making it easier to apply for supplier status with the release of a new bidder pack. Following a survey by techUK last year, which found that 64% of SMEs found the red tape to procurement as the main barrier to selling ...