Organization:Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre

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Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre
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AbbreviationHMGCC
Legal statusGovernment agency
PurposeGovernment communications research
Location
  • Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, MK19 7BH
Region served
UK
Membership
380 staff
Parent organization
FCO
AffiliationsGCHQ, MI5
Budget
£30m
WebsiteHMGCC

Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) is an organisation which provides electronics and software to support the communication needs of the British Government. Based at Hanslope Park, near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, it is closely linked with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the British intelligence community.

History

HMGCC used to have a communications centre at Signal Hill near Gawcott, in Buckinghamshire. Stephen Ball was Chief Executive until 2000,[1] when Dr John Widdowson took over; Widdowson moved to GCHQ in 2005.[2]

Structure

The organisation employs more than 380 personnel[3] and the solutions it provides are bespoke to fit the needs of the government, its organisations, and specifically its intelligence assets. HMGCC is responsible for research and design in the following disciplines:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Honorary Doctorate". Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140124060623/http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/graduation/honorarydegrees/honoraries2013/Pages/Stephen-Ball.aspx. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ "John Widdowson becomes Director of CESG". University of Warwick. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/aldrich/vigilant/lectures/gchq/widdowson/. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ HMGCC Website, retrieved 2018-09-28

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