About DMO
Who We Are
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From fighter planes and satellites to tents and rations, the Defence Materiel Organisation is Australia’s largest project management organisation and its mission is to acquire and sustain equipment for the Australian Defence Force.
The DMO is part of the Department of Defence. In 2009-10 we will spend more than $11.8 billion* acquiring and sustaining military equipment and services, and we will employ over 7,700 people in more than 40 locations around Australia and overseas.
DMO is involved in many of the largest and most demanding projects in Australia. The Australian Defence Force relies on us to provide its equipment on time, on budget and to the required levels of quality and safety – the ADF’s operational success depends on us.
The Defence Capability Plan 2009: Public Version provides an account of Major Capital Equipment proposals that are currently planned for Government consideration (either first or second pass approval) in the period 2009-2013.
The Public DCP 2009 builds on the Government’s commitment to keep industry abreast of Defence’s acquisition planning so that it can effectively perform its role as a crucial component of our national Defence capability.
The DMO Acquisition and Sustainment Manual (2.56 mb) has been written to help our people, our customers and our key stakeholders understand our business operations. It focuses on DMO’s acquisition projects and the sustainment of specialised military equipment – activities that represent around 99 percent of DMO’s annual budget and explains what we do and why we do it in certain ways.
The DMO Leadership Team as at January 2010.
Snapshot of the DMO
- About 43 per cent of total Defence budget
- Capital budget of more than $6.2 billion* in 2009-10
- More than $5.4 billion* on sustainment (through-life support)
- Over 210 current major projects
- Over 150 minor projects
- Over 7,700 employees
- Over 40 locations throughout Australia and overseas
Purpose - To equip and sustain the Australian Defence Force.
Vision and themes - To be the premier program management, logistics and engineering services organisation in Australia. This will be achieved by:
- Professionalise – professionalise our workforce and encourage life-long learning;
- Reprioritise – reprioritise our work;
- Standardise – our business practices;
- Benchmark – benchmark ourselves against best practice;
- Improve industry relationships and industry performance – encourage open and honest dialogue and reward good performance; and
- Lead reform - embrace change.
Goal - To deliver capability and sustainment on time, on budget and to the required capability, safety and quality. DMO aims to be a business-like, accountable and outcome-driven organisation with a strong and close relationship with the Government, industry and its Service clients.
* Based on a US 67.4c exchange rate for US acquisitions
The Inside the Defence Materiel Organisation (known as the Flip book) publication contains the top 30 acquisition and the top 20 sustainment projects for the financial year. It also provides an overview of the Organisation.
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Defence and industry in partnership
Vigorous, productive and profitable industry is important to equip and sustain the Australian Defence Force and its warfighters. Equally important is the ability of Defence to get the best value for money on behalf of the Australian taxpayer. These objectives require an open and ethical business relationship. DMO and industry are continuing to build this relationship by:
- upskilling their workforce as part of implementing the Government’s Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry policy;
- finding innovative ways to work smarter, and driving value for money at all levels;
- trusting each other by working together in a mature, ethical and honest way; and
- contracting so that risks are borne and priced by the party best able to manage those risks.