Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

SUBPROGRAMME DEPARTMENTAL
DIRECTION
Overview
The office of the Secretary for Defence incorporates
the Secretary for Defence’s office, the Directorate:
Parliamentary Services and the Directorate:
Conventional Arms Control Inspections and
Audits. Amongst others, it has been engaged in
managing the office of the Secretary to ensure its
effective functioning; interacting with the other
two corporate offices, the Secretariat and other
Government departments with regard to document
administration; attending management meetings of
the Secretary; managing the effective participation of
the Head of Department (HOD) in parliamentary
activities and programmes; advising the HOD on
parliamentary activities; coordinating the clusters’
Plans of Action for the HOD in fulfilment of
the Department’s obligations in the clusters;
and managing the interfaces with Parliamentary
Committees and the Department’s activities related
to Cabinet matters and decisions. The Secretary
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for Defence also attended the scrutiny committee
and the National Conventional Arms Control
Committee (NCACC).
Measurable Objectives
The core objectives that were serviced during the
period under review were primarily the following:
Advising the Minister of Defence;
Advising the HOD on parliamentary activities;
Coordination of the clusters’ Plans of Action
for the HOD in fulfilment of the Department’s
obligations in the clusters;
Management of defence policy in the DOD;
Providing strategic management in the DOD;
and
Attending secretariat and providing administrative
support services to the scrutiny committee,
the NCACC and other committees and
subcommittees.
Outputs
Table 2.2 Departmental Direction Outputs for FY 2007/08
Details of departmental direction outputs are
reflected in Table 2.2.
Output Performance Measure Target Actual Achievement
Defence policy
advice to the
Minister of
Defence
Defence policies aligned with
Government priorities; inputs to
Budget Speech; inputs to Cabinet
Makgotla
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•
•
•
•
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Ministerial
directives to
the DOD
The Defence Update has been reviewed to
position the DOD to be compliant with the
new Long-Term Strategic Framework of
Government, as defined at the January 2008
Cabinet Lekgotla.
DOD strategic plans were aligned to the
budget process and spending plans within the
Department’s strategic objectives.
Ensured the successful engagement between the
Secretary and Portfolio Committee on Defence
(PCD) on the issue of “Trade Unions in the
DOD”. The interaction culminated in clear
direction being provided to the Department on
further engagement with the unions.
Decisions taken at the Council of Defence
(COD) were cascaded to the relevant Services
and Divisions for implementation and feedback
to the COD.
There was continuous interaction and
engagement with the corporate offices of the
Minister of Defence (MOD), the Chief of the
South African National Defence Force and other
entities (DENEL, SAAB) and Government
departments.
Four Parliamentary Programme meetings (one
each quarter) for the Portfolio Committee
on Defence (PCD) and Select Committee on
Security and Constitutional Affairs (SCOS&CA)
were held and instructions were disseminated
within the Department.
Inputs for the core clusters (IRPS & JCPS –
Programme of Action (POA)) were coordinated.
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