Police Procurement Consultation – ADS response
Police Procurement Consultation – ADS response
On Friday 24 October, ADS submitted a response to the Home Office Police Efficiency Team’s informal consultation on Possible Criteria for Mandating Police […]
Read moreSpace Flight in the UK: Barriers and Solutions
Space Flight in the UK: Barriers and Solutions
With the recent news that Virgin Galactic has received FAA approval to enter the final phase of their test flight programme, the […]
Read moreSecurity industry supporting Ebola crisis response
Security industry supporting Ebola crisis response
The UK’s security industry is supporting the international response to the Ebola crisis. For example, The technology of Andover-based Bioquell UK Ltd, […]
Read moreSynergies between Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime
Synergies between Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime
Today, the Home Office announced that plans to review the structure of counter terrorism policing – in particular whether responsibility for CT […]
Read moreCyber insecurity – what to do about it?
Cyber insecurity – what to do about it?
Hardly a week – if not day – seems to go by without a serious vulnerability emerging in the systems used by […]
Read moreUN Climate Summit: Global Aviation Community Outlines its ‘Action Plan’
UN Climate Summit: Global Aviation Community Outlines its ‘Action Plan’
As world leaders gather in New York to address the UK General Assembly at the UN Climate Summit, the world’s aviation industry […]
Read moreSurvey on the government’s export support schemes
Survey on the government’s export support schemes
The Ministerial Working Group on Defence and Security Exports has commissioned the Cabinet Office to produce a paper on ‘structural impediments’ to […]
Read moreADS input to National Audit Office report on cyber security
ADS input to National Audit Office report on cyber security
On 10 September, the National Audit Office (NAO) published an Update on the National Cyber Security Programme. This report assesses the government’s […]
Read moreReform of the emergency services
Reform of the emergency services
The Coalition Government, through the Home Office, has led an extensive programme of police reform. Whilst the reforms seemed initially to increase the complexity […]
Read moreNew website for the UK’s Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC)
New website for the UK’s Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC)
The UK’s Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC) was formed in 2007, at the instigation of the Home Office. ADS is […]
Read moreNato 2% target
Nato 2% target
Ahead of the NATO Summit being held in the UK next week, the PM has written to the other NATO leaders setting […]
Read more“An example of good industrial policy” (via @stianwestlake)
“An example of good industrial policy” (via @stianwestlake)
Stian Westlake at nesta flags up the driver-less cars test bed announced today as “an example of good industrial policy“. What does Stian […]
Read moreSecurity Sector – Summer Reading List
Security Sector – Summer Reading List
As the summer holidays begin, I thought I would suggest a short and topical “reading list” for those interested in the security […]
Read more“Dude, where’s my inflation?”
“Dude, where’s my inflation?”
Tomas Hirst at Piera has posted a thoughtful, if modestly technical, piece on the UK’s productivity puzzle. Tomas suggests that there are essentially […]
Read moreReview of DFID Framework Agreements
Review of DFID Framework Agreements
The Department for International Development (DFID) is undertaking a review of its Framework Agreements. DFID is seeking supplier input to feed into […]
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