Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Chapter 2 - Programme 1: Administration |
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
| Department of Defence |
Table 2.2 Departmental Direction Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Target Actual Achievement
Departmental
direction to the
DOD
Directives to the Department and
planning guidelines to the Department
as a whole
SUBPROGRAMME DEPARTMENTAL
DIRECTION: GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER (GITO)
Overview
The following strategic objectives that guided
the functioning of the office of the Government
Information Technology Officer (GITO) were
managed in terms of the Strategic Business Plan
for the GITO, approved for FY 2007/08. The
Division is responsible for strategic governance of
the resource information, its enablers being ICS and
IT.
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Conduct
regular
inspections
and audits
for FY
2007/08 and
perform the
administrative
function of
the
National
Conventional
Arms Control
Committee
(NCACC)
Timeous
directives
to the
Department
and delegation
of financial
authority to
C SANDF
Identify and
implement
appropriate
structure(s)
for accounting
and reporting
by C SANDF
to Secretary
for Defence
The National Conventional Arms Control
Inspection and Audits (NCACIA) Directorate, in
performing its function, conducted a total of 88
inspections (86 national and two international),
12 audits and 11 investigations during the
reporting period.
Successfully provided overall administrative
support to the committee.
A total of 7 874 documents were received
and processed over the reporting period,
which covered documents for submission and
enquiries. Timeous instructions were prepared to
give directives to the DOD. Planning guidelines
were issued.
Instructions emanating from the Secretariat
Council decisions were issued to relevant
Divisions/Services for implementation and
feedback.
The DOD Implementation Instruction
15/05: Implementation of the Ministerial
Directive dated 25 April 2005 and 17 August
2005 initiated the OSD process to amend the
structure responsible for the policy, strategy and
planning responsibilities within the DOD. The
DOD is implementing the amended/proposed
organisational structure/appropriate structure(s)
for accounting and reporting by C SANDF
to Secretary for Defence, e.g. Defence Legal
Services Division and Human Resources
Division.
The Division therefore supports the Secretary for
Defence in his duties as the Information Officer
of the Department, giving strategic direction to
the Department and accounting for departmental
resources. The Defence Enterprise Information
System (DEIS) is to ensure the full support of DOD
business and is based on the following principles:
•
The ability to ensure appropriate command and
control;