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PA’s cyber and security expert, Cate Pye, discusses the importance of implementing the ideas in the UK Government's Integrated Review. Read more

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Defence programmes can increase their chances of success by addressing the project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) basics. While this sounds simple, we often see those basics being forgotten. Read more

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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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Drone use is rising and rapid advances in technology are improving the speed and range of these Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Discover how the UK Government can best respond to manage the evolving UAS threat and enable the commercial use of drones. Read more

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Departments need to resist the traditional tendency to add complexity through additional leadership and governance structures. Instead we should simplify and empower - orchestrating partnerships through a wider range of appropriate collaboration... Read more

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COVID-19 has provided a platform to enact long-desired change in the UK national security network. Key to making it last will be a focus on people, purpose and planet. Read more

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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

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David Sylvester, digital trust and cyber security expert at PA Consulting, explains that the key cyber security challenges for aviation are around understanding the changing threat and adopting best-practice. Read more

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