Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre
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| Abbreviation | HMGCC |
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| Legal status | Government agency |
| Purpose | Government communications research |
| Location |
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Region served | UK |
Membership | 380 staff |
Parent organization | FCO |
| Affiliations | GCHQ, MI5 |
Budget | £30m |
| Website | HMGCC |
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:
- RF engineering
- Signal processing
- Software engineering
- Acoustics
- Audio engineering
- Operating systems
- GUI design
- Embedded systems
- System engineering
- Manufacture and application of microcircuits
- Study of power sources
- Operational research
- Mechanical engineering
See also[]
- GCHQ
- MI5
- MI6
- Bletchley Park
- Hanslope Park
References[]
- ^ "Honorary Doctorate". Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "John Widdowson becomes Director of CESG". University of Warwick. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ HMGCC Website, retrieved 2018-09-28
External links[]
- British intelligence agencies
- Cryptography organizations
- Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom
- Organisations based in Milton Keynes
- Research institutes in Buckinghamshire