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An overview of news, trends and research in the Government industry in the UK:

Deloitte: MSBs essential to the economic recovery UK The Businesses Leading Britain 1,000 (BLB1000), which Deloitte has identified as the fastest-growing medium-sized businesses in the UK, are essential to the economic recovery of the UK.
16 December 2014
Roland Berger: Defence spending halved in 3 decades With recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan behind the UK, the level of defence spending is trending downward. According to a research from Roland Berger, the UK’s spending on defence relative to GDP has halved over the past three
15 December 2014
Oxera to evaluate UK broadband state aid measure Consulting firm Oxera has been hired by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) to evaluate its broadband state aid measure, set up to deliver superfast broadband and better mobile connectivity to the UK by 2017. The evaluation is in line with the state aid e
10 December 2014
Deloitte Military Programme earns double award The Military Transition and Talent Programme of professional services firm Deloitte, which offers support and guidance to current and former armed forces to transition into the civilian business world, has earned double recognition. The programme h
05 December 2014
EY: 6 recommendations to promote infrastructure This year I was honored to take part in the Business 20 (B20) summit in Sydney, an event which enabled common views from the international business community to be put forward to G20 leaders this wee
03 December 2014
PE arm of Alvarez buys G4S Government Solutions The private equity arm of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has acquired G4S Government Solutions, a US subsidiary of global security firm G4S.
02 December 2014
Mercer: Inconsistent US marriage laws costs 1.3 billion Inconsistent laws surrounding same-sex marriages are costing private US employers and employees up to $1.3 billion per year. For employers the largest burden comes from administration and compliance, for employees the largest burden is h
26 November 2014
Deloitte: Debt of UK Government 79 per cent of GDP At current state, the debt of the UK Government is as high as £1.4 trillion, which is 79% of its GDP. This debt is caused, among others, by the Government’s decision to borrow funds to balance its deficit. This decision is part of its d
20 November 2014
BDO: Mid-sized businesses essential part of UK economy As the UK mid-sized businesses account for 75% of the UK exports and are responsible for 25% of all private sector employment, these businesses are essential to the UK economy, concludes BDO. Even though, the mid-sized businesses are an ‘expo
20 November 2014
EY: Future success of UK exports lies outside the EU The vast majority of UK entrepreneurs believes that they will have to look outside the EU to grow their exports, concludes a survey of EY. The government should encourage companies to grow, not only in the UK but also internationally by cutting red
19 November 2014
UK political parties receive millions in free consultancy The Liberal Democrats have since 2010 received more than £500,000 in ‘pro-bono’ consultancy support from large professional services firms PwC and KPMG. During the same period, Labour has received £600,000 of consultancy adv
18 November 2014
Capgemini: EC efforts to stabilise energy market lacking The 2014 European electricity and gas markets remain disturbed, resulting in negative wholesale prices, closing plants and high prices for consumers, concludes Capgemini in a new report. To stabilise the European energy market, the Europea
12 November 2014
PwC: Irish CEOs regaining confidence in economy The 2014 Pulse CEO Survey by PwC Ireland finds that CEO confidence in a positive future outcome for the recently troubled Irish economy is brightening, 86% of business leaders see light at the end of the tunnel, up from a mere 3% in 2009
04 November 2014
Deloitte: Fraud costs UK Government 20.43 billion Fraud will this year cost the UK government more than £20 billion, according to a new report from professional services firm Deloitte and Reform.
31 October 2014
Hay Group: Align public benefits with private sector Top civil servants have the lowest-paid leadership jobs in the public sector – until that changes, we won’t attract the best talent, says Peter Smith from Hay Group.
27 October 2014
McKinsey opens economic research centre in Singapore Management consultancy McKinsey & Company has opened a new research centre in Singapore. The new unit, which will provide strategic research, benchmarking tools and technology-based solutions to help companies in the region drive pro
20 October 2014
GT launches dedicated Local Government Advisory Grant Thornton has launched a new practice that will provide accounting, consulting and advisory services to local authorities, police bodies and fire and rescue authorities: the Local Government Advisory practice. The new team will be part of Gran
17 October 2014
Ecorys: Innovative EU labour mobility scheme for youth The European Commission has hired consulting firm Ecorys to evaluate its recently launched labour mobility scheme for young people.
16 October 2014
US Administration posts for BCG & Scowcroft consultants The US President Obama recently appointed two professionals of consulting firms to key administration posts. Michèle A. Flournoy, Senior Advisor to BCG, and Kevin Nealer, Principal and Partner at The Scowcroft Group, have both bee
15 October 2014
Ecorys & CSES review European Capitals of Culture The European Commission has hired consulting firms Ecorys and CSES to undertake an ex post evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture.
08 October 2014
Five IT consulting firms win EC contract of 350 million More than thousand IT consultants of among others KPMG and Sword Group will in the coming four years support the European Commission with IT advisory and support. The mega contract has a total value of €450 million, roughly £350 million.
07 October 2014
50 new jobs for Erasmus team in Cardiff, Wales In the coming months the Erasmus team of the British Council Wales will significantly grow its headcount from 6 FTE to more than 50 FTE. The expansion follows from the British Council’s extended responsibility to manage the Erasmus
02 October 2014
BDO: UK should emulate success of German Mittelstand Party conference season is in full swing, with politicians honing their soundbites for the coming general election.
26 September 2014
A.T. Kearney: New York and London most global cities New York, London and Paris are the world’s most global cities, concludes a research from A.T. Kearney. Since 2008 consulting firm A.T. Kearney has been measuring the ‘global engagement’
16 September 2014
McKinsey: Ireland needs to rethink its economic strategy Ireland is the 14th most ‘connected’ country in the world, driven by a strong performance in knowledge-intensive flows of services, concludes a new research from a href="/firms/mckinsey-company" tit
15 September 2014
EY & Booz consultants obtain US Administration posts The US President Obama has recently appointed two professionals of EY and Booz Allen Hamilton to key administration posts. Orlan Boston, a Principal at EY, has been named Member of the Board of Governors of the United Service Organizations and Regi
09 September 2014
PwC launches public sector hub in North of England Accounting and consulting firm PwC has launched a new specialist government and public sector hub in the north of England, to meet increased demand for services. The team, which consists of approximately 200 specialists, wi
27 August 2014
Strategy& and Lazard advise Egypt on economic reform The government of Egypt has recently hired strategy consulting firm Strategy& and investment bank Lazard to draw up plans to reshape its economy.
26 August 2014
Israel hires McKinsey to tackle non-Jewish minority issues The government of Israel has hired consulting firm McKinsey & Company to help the country address the problems of Israel’s non-Jewish minorities. Despite the high-profile work, the work is estimated to cost no more than 15 thou
25 August 2014
McKinsey partner enforces Middle East Quartet The so-called 'Middle East Quartet' has appointed the Dutch Kito de Boer to lead its efforts in boosting Palestine’s economic private-sector investments. De Boer works for McKinsey & Company since 1985 an
30 April 2014
Parliamentary questions on McKinsey in Luxemburg In Luxembourg political uproar has emerged because of the hiring of McKinsey & Company by the Ministry of Finance. Critics are angry because the global strategy consulting organization was hired without the use of a public tendering process. Instea
07 April 2014
Irish unhappy about massive spending on consultants Government officials and media in Ireland are becoming more and more critical towards massive cash flow from (semi)private institutions to management consultants. After multiple recent cases, again a disclosure caused public noise last month. This time
11 February 2014

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