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Defence Portfolio Budget Statements 2001-02

Section 2 Results for Government as Defence's Customer

OUTPUT SIX: INTELLIGENCE

Defence provides intelligence collection, analysis, holistic assessments, formal briefings and military threat assessments for the planning and conduct of military operations, for Defence policy making and planning, for capability development, and for support of wider government decision making. Defence produces current intelligence reports, signals analysis, communications and information security, and imagery and geospatial data.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

Overview

• Good intelligence remains critical to Australia’s strategic posture in a complex and fluid environment. The Intelligence output will maintain a first-rate intelligence capability to inform Defence and government policy and planning, to support the planning and conduct of ADF operations and to underpin the development of future ADF capability. The output will provide:

• an intelligence capability able to be activated in times of crisis or conflict, including trained and experienced personnel, databases, and collection, production and dissemination systems;

• diverse products including signals intelligence reports and electronic warfare databases, all-source intelligence assessments and reports and databases, and imagery and geospatial products and databases;

• national communications and information security capability and services; and

• a tangible and continuous contribution to the United States alliance and to important Defence relationships in our region.

• The Intelligence group includes:

• the Defence Intelligence Organisation;

• the Defence Signals Directorate; and

• the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation.

Key Risks and Planned Mitigation

• Recruitment and retention of skilled people will remain a key challenge and an important factor in the delivery of the output. Risks will be addressed by:

• a strong emphasis on graduate and other forms of recruitment;

• strengthened security awareness and values; and

• training and development.

 

BUDGETED PRICE TO GOVERNMENT

Significant Variations

Only those variations that impact on output performance are explained. Variations due to changed accounting processes or further refinement of attribution rules are not shown.

The variation of 9.1 per cent relates to enhancement of intelligence capabilities and activities, including security, staff development and recruitment.