The Defence digital strategy
Public Accounts Committee
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Inquiry
The nature of modern warfare is changing, with access to and exploitation of information becoming a vital way of securing military advantage. But the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) digital estate includes many aged legacy systems, it is operating with poor data and it faces critical digital skills gaps. To address …
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Recommendations
6
Conclusions
1
Report
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Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 3 events
12 Apr
2023
2023
3 Feb
2023
2023
Report published
14 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
14 Nov 2022
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The Defence digital strategy
Charlie Forte · Ministry of Defence
David Williams CB · Ministry of Defence
Laurence Lee CMG · Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes CBE · Ministry of Defence
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence digital strategy | HC 727 | 3 Feb 2023 | 23 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence …
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Ministry of Defence (the Department) about the Defence digital strategy. The rapid advance of technology is changing the character of warfare, introducing a …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's conclusion regarding the rapid advance of technology and its impact on warfare.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence …
The NAO report identified that Defence Digital’s project delivery has suffered from a lack of...
The NAO report identified that Defence Digital’s project delivery has suffered from a lack of skilled and experienced personnel, immature project controls, and a culture focused on the approvals process rather than outcomes.42 The Department accepted that its performance up …
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Government Response
The department already has key actions in place to improve its performance in delivering major digital programmes, including updating programme management policies, upskilling staff, and improving programme governance.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence …
Nonetheless, we challenged the Department on its need to get better at stopping and improving...
Nonetheless, we challenged the Department on its need to get better at stopping and improving failing digital programmes.47 The Department stated it had recently paused its core networks programme to make changes to its design before going out to the …
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Government Response
The department already has key actions in place to improve its performance in delivering major digital programmes, including updating programme management policies, upskilling staff, and improving programme governance.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence …
We asked the Department what it was doing to work more closely domestically and with...
We asked the Department what it was doing to work more closely domestically and with international partners, such as NATO.76 The Department is creating shared architectures to help it work more closely and share data securely with other parts of …
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Government Response
The government agrees with the Committee's (implied) recommendation, setting an April 2023 target, and describes its ongoing Digital Exploitation for Defence (DX4D) programme and delivery of the Digital Backbone by 2025 as means to accelerate digital transformation across Defence.
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