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GCHQ

(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Government Communications Headquarters
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Charles went to the Cheltenham base of GCHQ, nicknamed the Doughnut, as part of the centenary celebrations for the UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency.
As patron of Britain's three main intelligence agencies - GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 - the Prince of Wales was at GCHQ's Cheltenham headquarters to mark its centenary year.
Concluding his speech, Mr Chalk said: "GCHQ's centenary just so happens to coincide with the 175th anniversary of the first use of Morse code to send a message between cities.
"As we have previously stated, the allegations that GCHQ was asked to conduct 'wire tapping' against the then President Elect are nonsense.
GCHQ's main objective is keeping Britain safe and has been doing so for nearly 100 years.
His time came to an end on Saturday, when he spent the final day of his attachment at GCHQ.
A man known only as David, GCHQ head of counter-terrorism operations, said: "Having the Duke of Cambridge spend time with our teams was an incredible opportunity.
"A first step in mitigating cyber risk is education, and we are proud to be recognized as a trusted GCHQ Certified Training provider that meets the rigorous cyber security training standards set by GCHQ," said Dan Trueman, global head of Cyber at AXIS.
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Templar Executives' comprehensive GCHQ Certified cybersecurity Awareness (CSA) e-Learning and GCHQ Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) e-Learning courses are both designed to be completed in 35-40 minutes and 20-25 minutes, respectively.
I have spent my whole career, in MI5 and now as head of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), working to counter the most serious threats to the UK's national security.