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Military personnel to be remunerated for Scottish tax hikes

Homeland June 24, 2019

A £4million fund from the MOD will refund military personnel after a Scottish tax hike last year. Over 7,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women who were adversely affected by the Scottish tax hikes last year will receive extra remuneration in their payslip at the end of this month. An average ...

MOD’s DECA signs up to Armed Forces Covenant

Homeland June 20, 2019

The Ministry of Defence’s Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA) has signalled their commitment to veterans by signing the Armed Forces Covenant at a ceremony at their facility in Sealand, Deeside. DECA employs over 440 staff, of which more than 10% are ex-service personnel. The agency provides specialised maintenance, repair, overhaul ...

DIO: Commercial Transformation in Defence Infrastructure 

June 19, 2019

Defence Online takes a look at the progress Defence Infrastructure Organisation Commercial Director Jacqui Rock is making in realising her vision to create and sustain a competitive market in the defence facilities management, construction and property advisory sectors.  Jacqui Rock took up her role as Commercial Director at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in December 2017; she is responsible for putting in place and ...

Transforming the MoD’s defence’s digital capability

June 12, 2019

The Ministry of Defence recently released its Digital and Information Technologies Strategy, which sets out its plan to effectively exploit information and systems vital to defence. We take a look at the strategy’s scope and implementation.  The role of the Digital and Information Technologies (D&IT) function is to harness the potential of new technology and, in close partnership with colleagues across defence, to ...