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implementation of this White Paper and the First Principles Review. Any
savings realised through the sale of Defence bases will be reinvested in
Defence capability.
7.33 Under the accountability of the Associate Secretary, the Chief
Information Officer is the single authority for all Defence-wide
information networks, including their design and management. The
Chief Information Officer will have a mandate to ensure warfighting
and corporate information management projects comply with required
standards. All proposals for new information systems are to be agreed
with the Chief Information Officer.
7.34 Information management providing common situational awareness
and information superiority is essential to our war fighters. It is
becoming even more important with the growing information needs
of new sophisticated capabilities like the Joint Strike Fighter. Within
the framework and standards set by the Chief Information Officer, the
Vice Chief of the Defence Force will oversee the implementation of an
information system which will better meet the needs of the joint force,
including providing enhanced command and control, communications,
and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information.
7.35 Defence will establish more effective geospatial intelligence
management with the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
having central control of all geospatial functions within Defence. This
will strengthen the collection, analysis and distribution of geospatial
information across Defence.
7.36 Defence will further consolidate its other enabling corporate services
such as finance, human resource management and administration to
minimise duplication and strengthen service delivery.
SECTION THREE REFORM, RESOURCING & IMPLEMENTATION
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