Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
A review of single-source military equipment contracts has found that the Government could potentially save hundreds of millions of pounds by introducing new rules for industry the MOD announced today.
The Armed Forces annual welfare conference was held at the MOD’s Main Building in London yesterday with an assurance that, during a testing time for Defence, military welfare remains high on the agenda.
Money and information are two things that matter a lot to the military commanders in charge Operation HERRICK, and it’s the job of MOD civil servants deployed to Helmand to provide that information and keep a close eye on the purse strings. Report by Ian Carr.
British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell has opened the new Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) at MOD St Athan, South Wales.
Providing UK troops on the front line in Afghanistan with advice on anything from what fertiliser may be used to make Taliban bombs to how the latest bomb-proof pants are working out is MOD scientist Matt Simpson. Report by Ian Carr.
Terry Moore – a tenant farmer on Oxfordshire land owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) – has received a letter from Prince Charles commending him for his outstanding conservation work and an environmental achievement award he received from the MOD.
The MOD has announced the four bidders short-listed for a major new contract to provide up to £500 million of Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM) to the Defence estate across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Dr Andrew Tyler will be leaving the MOD at the end of June 2011 after a five-year stint.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is looking to industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estate.
As our Armed Forces adjust to change, so must the way the MOD manages its estate. Report by Tony Moran.
A team from the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has recently deployed to Afghanistan to help shape future NATO operations there.
A team from the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has recently deployed to Afghanistan to help shape future NATO operations there.