Defence Leaders: Other Leaders
Mr Greg Farr
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Mr Farr has occupied the position of CIO of the Australian Department of Defence since November 2007. As the coordinating capability manager of the Australian Defence Information Environment he has responsibility for the architecture, integrity and evolution of all ICT systems within Defence other than those forming an integral part of specialist military equipment. Mr Farr is leading the whole of Defence ICT strategic change agenda, which seeks to radically reform ICT delivery to the ADF and simultaneously achieve $1.9billion in savings to reinvest in the Defence portfolio. Under the reforms Defence will move to a Single Information Environment (SIE) where Defence's information services are stable, secure, consolidated, standardised and optimised and where information is quickly and universally available to decision makers including ADF commanders.
Previously Mr Farr occupied the position of Second Commissioner of Taxation (Chief Operating Officer) for the Australian Taxation Office. In this role he was responsible for a range of major initiatives including management of the Reform Program Office during the implementation of A New Tax System including introduction of a GST.
In addition he managed a major transformational change program which encompassed enterprise wide CRM, new income tax processing systems and new case management systems.
He is married to Yvonne and enjoys a quiet glass of good wine and riding motorbikes.