Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

| Department of Defence |
Reduction in
Output
Reason for Scaling
down/ Suspension/
Abolishment
Implications
Actual
Achievement
Reason for Deviation
Military Health Service Programme
Availability of
decompression
and high-altitude
capability
Only qualied technical
operator resigned
Department of
Labour closed
facility for
statutory repairs
and maintenance.
No other similar
facility available in
the Department of
Defence (DOD)
Other operator
was trained and
would be placed
at the facility
Shortage of highly-skilled
human resources and
remuneration that are not
aligned with the private
sector
Command and Management Information Services Subprogramme
DOD Archive
Research Services
and Facilitation
of researchers.
(Research Service to
be scaled down to
three working days
per week)
This is due to a shortage of
qualied and experienced
researchers
The service has
been scaled down
and is only available
three working days
per week. Research
Service will not be
available during
every working day
Research Service
has been scaled
down and was
available for only
three working
days per week
No deviation
| Appendix E |
Processing
of personnel
records’ archives
for permanent
preservation (No
further personnel
records will be
accepted for
processing and
preservation)
All the existing storage
facilities are lled to
capacity
With effect
from 1 January
2007, no further
personnel records
were accepted
for processing
and preservation.
Units are to
manage processing
of personnel
record archives
for permanent
preservation
individually
With effect 1
January 2007,
no personnel
records were
processed and
preserved by
Command and
Management
Information
Systems (CMIS)
Division
No deviation
Disposal of
ephemeral records
(No records are to
be destroyed)
The 1995 Cabinet imposed
moratorium on the
destruction of ephemeral
DOD records prevents the
management of a formal
appraisal and systematic
disposal programme for
records in the department
The DOD has run
out of storage space
for DOD records.
Records are to be
stored by units,
with accompanying
security risk
The 1995
Cabinet imposed
moratorium is
still in place.
No records
were destroyed.
Records are
stored at units
No deviation
• SANDF Force Structure Elements (FSE) Closed
Down during FY 2008/09. The FSEs closed
down during FY 2008/09 are as follows:
units remaining that need to be nalised. It
is expected these outstanding units will be
nalised by June 2009.
o
o
o
Joint-Operations Division. Two Special
Forces Headquarters, one Special Forces
Stores Depot and two Regiments were
closed down.
SA Army. A total of 16 FSEs closed
down.
SA Navy. During the reporting period
a total of 31 units have been issued nal
closure certicates. The SA Navy has 18
o
South African Military Health Service
(SAMHS). Twenty SAMHS FSEs are in
the process of being closed and pre-audit
inspections have been completed. Four of
these FSEs are ready to be audited by the
IG DOD.
o CMIS Division. Two FSEs were
closed down in FY 2008/09: Under the
restructuring programme of the CMIS
Division, a portion of the Product Systems
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