Annual Report 2004-05

Chief Information Officer Group

Overview

The Chief Information Officer Group was formed in December 2004 following the amalgamation of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Information Systems Division of the Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group (see Chapter One - Organisational Changes). This structure will continue to be consolidated in 2005-06. The Group manages the Defence information environment, either through its own resources or through the governance of initiatives that contribute to, or depend on, the Defence information environment.

The Group comprises:

• Information Capability Management Division - responsible for Defence information environment capability planning and program management, managing the major Defence networks, and providing network support to military operations. The head of the division is the principal strategic adviser to the Chief of the Defence Force on information systems support to military operations;
• Information Systems Division - responsible for the development of major Defence networks and many of the enterprise applications that support Defence management processes; and
• Business Management Branch - provides business support services to the Group.

Resources

The Group's total spend for 2004-05 was $506.0m, consisting of $43.1m capital budget and $462.9m operating budget (of which $13.1m was managed on behalf of the portfolio).

As at 30 June 2005, the Chief Information Officer Group had 409 military personnel and 614 Australian Public Service staff ¹.

1. Further information on Defence's people can be found in Chapter Three - People. [ back ]