Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the review as “the most significant work that’s been done since the Second World War”. It was handed to the government in February 2023, with a version for public eyes released on Monday. The independent review was led by former Labor Defence minister Stephen Smith and former chief of the Defence Force retired Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston.
Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy and Defence minister Richard Marles, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese off camera to the right. The government has also agreed to appoint a “dedicated senior official for CIOG” to oversee capability management leadership, as well as a separate official to oversee the development of the secret network. In response to the recommendations of the review, the government has agreed to meet a 60:40 ratio split between APS or ADF staff and contractors for the Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG) workforce. On Monday, the government released an unclassified version of the Defence Strategic Review, which also found that a “limited number” of senior technology leaders relative to other major agencies has created scale and project delivery issues.
The Albanese government has committed to ensuring there are always more public servants than contractors in its Defence ICT workforce after a review found the department had become “too reliant” on outsourced personnel.
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