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BAE Systems partners with Home Office to help identify national security risks at UK border

Homeland February 22, 2023

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is partnering with the Home Office to develop data analysis technology that will help protect the UK’s border and simplify processes for traders and travellers. The three-year contract, worth £38 million, will enable Border Force and related agencies to manage, in real time, the vast amounts of ...

Government to launch review into foreign policy

Homeland February 28, 2020

The government has outlined a new review of foreign policy and defence, security, and development. The report is expected to be the most extensive review of foreign policy, defence, and security since the Cold War, using input from a wide variety of experts. The Integrated Review will cover all aspects of ...

New funding created for aviation security ideas in academia

Air September 6, 2019

The Department for Transport and the Home Office are offering PhD grants for aviation security ideas to improve airport boarding operations. The Department for Transport and the Home Office have set up a funding programme offering aviation security grants to universities through the Industrial PhD Partnership (IPP). They are seeking ideas ...

Home Office allocates £51 million to police for action on knife crime

Homeland April 23, 2019

The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced he is allocating an immediate £51 million for police forces to strengthen their response to serious violence. The surge funding for forces worst affected by these crimes will enable them to bolster their operational activities. It will help them fund increased patrols and weapon ...