30 Aug 2010
In January our union issued a comprehensive brief to MGS members on issues affecting officers. It is time now to issue a further update.26 Aug 2010
On 29 July 2010 the main gate business case (MGBC) for the future logistics information systems deliver project (FLIS DP) received ministerial approval and Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) was appointed preferred bidder in anticipation of a formal contract award.18 Aug 2010
At virtually every workplace members meeting, someone always asks what are other unions doing and what are we doing to get them on board with PCS campaigns? We always try to explain what our union at a national level is doing to work in solidarity with sister unions but in order for this to be effective work needs to be reflected at a local level too.16 Aug 2010
The new Coalition defence secretary, Dr Liam Fox has now made several speeches regarding the future of our department. In his latest speech, made on Friday 13 August to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he re-emphasised that the Coalitions financial targets are more important than a fit for purpose Ministry of Defence.5 Aug 2010
Our union has now received the final consultation document on the proposals to centralise the Defence estates, operations housing (DE-Ops. Housing) finance team with DE-Ops. housing headquarters (HQ). DE-Ops. housing HQ is due to relocate from RAF Brampton to RAF Wyton by 2013, but it is intended that this centralisation of the finance function will occur by March 2011.