The Chief Operating Officer (COO) organisation was created as a result of the Black Review of the Defence Accountability Framework. The organisation came into effect on 17 February 2012 and comprises Programs 1.8 Defence Executive Support, 1.9 Defence Support and Reform, 1.10 Chief Information Officer (CIO) and 1.11 Defence People.
Program 1.8 – Defence Executive Support
Department outputs 2015-16: $119 million
Program 1.9 – Defence Support and Reform
Department outputs 2015-16: $3,956 million
The Defence Support Group provides a range of administrative, garrison, personnel and estate services to Defence. The Group is divided into three divisions. Infrastructure Division plans, builds and upgrades the Defence estate. Defence Support Operations Division provides on-the-ground services and support to Defence personnel throughout Australia including facilities maintenance and garrison support, including grounds maintenance, hospitality, training area management, base security, transport, air support and fire-fighting and rescue services. The Reform and Corporate Services Division is responsible for managing a range of whole-of-Defence shared services including payroll, simple procurement,
accounts processing and debt management along with business management, strategic planning and policy support services to the Group.
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Program 1.10 – Chief Information Officer
Department outputs 2015-16: $1,147 million
The Chief Information Officer Group is responsible for providing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to Defence. The bulk of the Group resides in four divisions.
Chief Technology Officer Division develops and documents Defence’s ICT architecture, identifies relevant systems and defines ICT standards for Defence.
Information and Communications Technology Development Division designs and develops Software Systems for the Defence information environment.
Information and Communications Technology Operations Division delivers and supports the Defence Information and Communication infrastructure.
Information and Communications Technology Reform Division delivers ICT reform and associated savings across the Defence Portfolio.
Chief Information Officer
ICY Policy and Plans
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Program 1.11– Defence People
Department outputs 2015-16: $446 million
A new Defence People Group has been in operation since 2012-13 within the Chief Operating Officer Group structure to ensure the effective integration of People functions across the Defence organisation. The new structure is designed to better respond to key People priorities and service the needs of key stakeholders more effectively. The new Defence People Group brings together the former People Strategies & Policy Group and elements of the Defence Support Group, including the Defence Community Organisation, People Services Division, Defence People Solutions and the Directorate of Honours &
Awards.
The Defence People Group's key role is the formulation of personnel policy for Defence's workforce. Key priorities for the Group include the provision of a compelling employment offer to assist in attraction and retention, the implementation of Pathway to Change—
Defence's response to the culture reviews conducted during 2011-12—through the
establishment of an Organisational Development Unit, continuation of the human resources reforms identified as part of Defence's strategic reform and the development of tools to enable better decision-making through a better understanding of the Defence workforce and the implications of changes to key drivers of workforce cost.
Deputy Secretary People
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Head People Policy &
Culture
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Head People Capability
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Policy & Employment Conditions
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Head People Reform
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Program 1.12 – Defence Science & Technology
Department outputs 2015-16: $432 million
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) provides scientific advice and innovative technology solutions to the Government, Defence and Australia’s national security agencies. This includes supporting operations, sustaining and enhancing current capability, supporting the development and acquisition of future capability and investigating client-focussed future proofing concepts, contexts and capabilities. DSTO also has whole-of-government responsibility for coordinating scientific and technical support to national security.
The organisation is led by the Chief Defence Scientist, who answers to the Secretary and is supported by three deputies. DSTO was restructured in July 2013 in accordance with its Strategic Plan 2013-18 and is reshaping its science and technology capabilities to meet future challenges. The headquarters and one research division are located in Canberra, while remaining research divisions are concentrated in Adelaide and Melbourne. Below the level of Chief of Division, branch level entities in DSTO are led by Research Leaders. Scientific Advisers from the Program Office are outposted to Navy, Army, Air Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Joint Operations Command, Capability Development Group, Defence Materiel Organisation, Intelligence & Security Group and Chief Information Officer Group.
Chief Defence Scientist
Chief Joint and Operations Analysis Division
COD-2 Chief Aerospace Division
COD-2
Chief Cyber and Electronic Warfare Division
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Program 1.13 – Capability Development
Department outputs 2015-16: $1,434 million
The Capability Development Group develops and manages the Defence Capability Plan (DCP) and prepares Defence capability investment approval proposals for Government
consideration. Two divisions, Capability Systems and Capability Investment and Resources, constitute the core of the Group.
Capability Systems Division is largely staffed by military personnel and manages the development of future capability options for Government consideration. It is divided into four branches; three environmentally-based (land, sea and air), and one dealing with integrated capabilities that cross environmental lines. Another element is the Rapid Prototyping Development and Evaluation organisation, which works collaboratively with Australia’s defence industry to develop innovative solutions to complex issues affecting capability and current operations.
Capability Investment and Resources Division is largely staffed by civilian personnel and provides independent analysis and contestability of capability proposals as their core function. The Division is responsible for management of the DCP, including conducting the regular review of the capital and Net Personnel and Operating Costs (NPOC) estimates of DCP projects and gaining Government approval for updates to the DCP. It is divided into two core branches; Investment Analysis and Cost Analysis.
Four other elements within the Group are: the Capability and Plans Branch provides policy services on the capability process, portfolio management office functions and coordinates CDG links to industry and international partners.; the Australian Defence Test and Evaluation Office provides independent T&E support, trials and demonstrations to Defence throughout the capability systems life cycle; Group Support Branch provides a range of corporate services across the Group; and an embedded DSTO support cell that links CDG to DSTO services.
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Program 1.14 – Chief Finance Officer
Department outputs 2015-16: $976 million
The Chief Finance Officer Group is responsible for Defence’s financial planning, budgeting and reporting.
Chief Finance Officer
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Financial Services Division
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Resource & Assurance Division
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Resource Assurance and Analysis Branch
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Financial Coordination Branch
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Financial Professionalization, Controls and Skilling Branch
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Financial Business Information Branch
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Financial Services Branch
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Budget Management, Financial Reporting and Accounting Policy Branch
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Program 2.1 – Ops in the immediate neighbourhood
Department outputs 2015-16: -
• Op Gateway: Indian Ocean and South China Sea maritime patrols (since 1981)
• Op Solania: Conduct South West Pacific maritime surveillance patrols (since 1988)
• Op Render Safe: Provide enduring explosive ordnance disposal support to the nations of the South West Pacific. (since 2011)
• Op Saville: Responses to foreign military activity in Australia’s maritime approaches.
(since 2014)
• Op Pacific Assist: ADF’s contribution to the DFAT led Australian Government response providing disaster relief to Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam (since 2015).
Program 2.2 – Ops supporting wider interests
Department outputs 2015-16: $879 million
• Op Paladin: Contribute to the UN Truce Supervisory Mission in the Middle East (since 1956)
• Op Mazurka: Contribute to Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai (since 1982)
• Op Palate II: Liaison Officer to UN Mission in Afghanistan (since 2005)
• Op Aslan: Contribute to the United Nations mission to the South Sudan (since 2011)
• Op Manitou: Contribute to international maritime security operations in the Middle East Area of Operations (since 2014)
• Op Accordion: Provide support to Operations SLIPPER and MANITOU from within the Gulf States. (since 2014)
• Op Okra: Operations in support of coalition response to the Iraq crisis. (since 2014)
• Op Highroad: Ongoing contribution to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan. (since 2015).
Program 3.1 – National support tasks
Department outputs 2015-16: $49 million
• Op Resolute: Contribute to whole-of-government maritime enforcement effort (since 2006)
• Op Southern Indian Ocean: Search for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 (since 2014)
• Op Hawick: search and recovery effort for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 (since 2014).
Defence’s contribution to national support tasks ranges from the ongoing routine allocation of Patrol Boat and AP-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft time, to the allocation of specific
capabilities at short notice in a national support emergency. National support tasks include security, ceremonial, civil maritime surveillance, search and rescue, bush fire response and support to the Army / ATSIC community assistance program.
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2.7: Budgeted Financial Statements [PBS Section 3: pp. 91 – 123]
The budgeted financial statements for Defence appear in Section 3 of the PBS. Once again consolidated financial statements for Defence and DMO have been included.