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PA Consulting’s defence and security experts, Andrew Smith, Michael Willis and Rory Endruweit, discuss how the UK government must align a whole-of-cyber approach in its Integrated Review ambition to best protect national security. Read more

• Defence and security
• Security
• National and homeland security
• Cyber security and digital trust
• Integrated Review - Defence

The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (the Integrated Review) recognises that strengthening the UK’s homeland security ecosystem is critical to protecting the public from transnational security threats that... Read more

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• Government and public services
• National and homeland security
• Policing, justice and home affairs
• Integrated Review - Defence
• Homeland security

With the UK Government's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy imminent, our experts explore four possible futures for the nation's diplomatic and security landscape. Read more

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• Government and public services
• Aerospace defence and security industry
• Security
• National and homeland security
• Aerospace and security
• Central government

The 2021 UK Integrated Review and Defence Industrial Strategy provide a pivotal opportunity to establish an adaptive system. Read more

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• Government and public services
• Aerospace defence and security industry
• Security
• National and homeland security
• Central government
• Integrated Review - Defence
• Industrial Strategy

COVID-19 has impacted many things and the latest of these is the UK's keenly anticipated Integrated Review of Defence, Security, International and Development Policy (Integrated Review). We’ve identified 10 areas of focus that will be relevant no... Read more

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• COVID-19
• Brexit
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• Digital
• Public sector transformation

Public sector organisations are facing a multitude of challenges and threats that are diversifying, blending the physical and virtual, and becoming more amorphous. These are testing tactics and capabilities built in a much more static world to their... Read more

• Defence and security
• Aerospace defence and security industry
• Security
• National and homeland security
• Central government
• Policing, justice and home affairs
• Integrated Review - Defence
• Organisational Agility
• Cyber

The rapidly evolving threat landscape, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, is creating an opportunity to make ensuring changes to defence and security in the UK. Read more

• Defence and security
• Government and public services
• Aerospace defence and security industry
• Security
• National and homeland security
• Central government
• Policing, justice and home affairs
• Integrated Review - Defence
• A Renewed public sector
• COVID-19
• Agility / resilience
• Homeland security

Serious and Organised Crime affects more UK citizens, more often, than any other national security threat. Our FutureWorlds™ methodology show how the whole national system could respond in the future. Read more

• Defence and security
• Government and public services
• National and homeland security
• Central government
• Policing, justice and home affairs