HM Government Communications Centre

Coordinates: 52°06′20″N 0°48′36″W / 52.1055°N 0.80990°W / 52.1055; -0.80990
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His Majesty's Government Communications Centre
Chief Executive Officer
Parent departmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Websitewww.hmgcc.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

His 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 agencies.[2]

History

HMGCC was founded in 1938, specialising in overseas bespoke wireless communications.

GCHQ in 2005.[5] Sarah-Jill Lennard was CEO from 2008 to 2011.[6]
Juliette Wilcox was CEO from 2019 to 2021.

Structure

The organisation provides bespoke solutions to fit the needs of the government, its organisations, and specifically its intelligence assets. As of 2024, HMGCC had teams in the following areas:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^
    GOV.UK
    . 6 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Inside the secret complex making high-tech gadgets for UK spies". BBC News. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. HMGCC
    . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Honorary Doctorate 2013 - Stephen Ball". Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014.
  5. ^ "John Widdowson becomes Director of CESG". University of Warwick. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Sarah-Jill Lennard, Non-Executive Director". CIFAS: Fighting Economic Crime Together. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. HMGCC
    . Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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