Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

The Services and Divisions are composed of Force
Structure Elements (FSEs) of varying sizes and types.
An ongoing process of closing and establishing
FSEs is taking place as the DOD adjusts to changes
in the environment and strives to do its business as
economically as possible.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk management in the DOD is being systematically
improved and although much remains to be done, a
significant improvement was evident by the end of
the reporting period.
The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the
management of resource risks, as contemplated in
the DOD Policy on Risk Management. Resource
Risk Management Boards have been established
in the four major resource areas. Resource system
risks were identified, assessed and mitigated in
the Financial Management Division, the Human
Resources Division, the Logistics Division and
the Information Systems Division. Monthly risk
management meetings were held with the risk
managers of these Divisions and the risk mitigation
plans were monitored and reviewed to ensure the
risk treatment approaches stay relevant and the risk
exposures remain acceptable.
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The Minister of Defence approved a new structure
for risk management in the DOD under the auspices
of the Chief of Defence Policy, Strategy and
Planning at the Defence Secretariat. The DOD is
undertaking the staffing of these posts. This section
will combine the DOD’s strategic risks, operational
risks and resource risks into one centralised DOD
risk register to ensure that all DOD risks are properly
managed, controlled and mitigated.
DEFENCE STRATEGY
National Strategic Direction 2014
The Defence Strategy is directed by the National
Strategic Direction 2014, which comprises aspects
such as the Regulatory Framework of Government;
“Towards a 10-Year Review 2014”; Government
Scenarios 2014; the annual State of the Nation
Address by the President; the annual Budget Speech;
the decisions of the Government Lekgotla, which
are held annually in January and July; the Medium-
Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), which is a
mechanism for generating a limited but focused set
of medium-term strategic priorities that are shared
by all spheres of Government; the Government
Programme of Action; and the Medium-Term
Expenditure Framework (MTEF), which is directed
by the MTSF, national interest and national values.
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