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All
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Personnel
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Improvements to the performance framework for the Senior Leadership Group were implemented. Improvements to the APS performance management system are pending, following the agreement and implementation of a new Defence Enterprise Agreement. Defence has increased the take-up of leadership programs with a focus on performance culture and reform.
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All
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Personnel
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A focus for 2016–17 will be on improving Reserve recruitment and pursuing greater diversity within the Australian Defence Force. Notes:
1. This only includes recruitment of ab initio personnel (those with no prior military service) and applicants with prior service who are recruited through Defence Force recruiting.
2. Personnel with prior military service enlisted through lateral transfers and re-entry are not included.
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Enablers
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Supplies
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Some forecast savings associated with Defence logistics reforms are now expected in 2017–18 due to delays in implementing a new and more efficient warehouse management system.
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Enablers
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Support Systems
ICT
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The number of ICT disruptions or degradation of service incidents increased due to ageing infrastructure and/or external circumstances, such as power outages.
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ISREWS&C
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Personnel
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Defence made progress in developing its geospatial intelligence, signals intelligence and cyber capabilities in 2015–16. Defence will implement innovative recruitment and retention plans in 2016–17 to grow the specialist intelligence workforce needed to meet the requirements set out in the 2016 Defence White Paper.
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ISREWS&C
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Personnel
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Due to the specialised nature of particular foreign language requirements and some resource constraints, not all priorities were achieved. Updated strategic guidance is being implemented to support the achievement of the required foreign language training and testing.
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ISREWS&C
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Personnel
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Defence is fostering a culture of ongoing improvement and professionalisation of the intelligence and security workforce to ensure high-quality products can be delivered now and into the future. Efforts in 2016–17 will focus on recruiting and retaining the highly specialised workforce needed to sustain the required rate of effort in support of Defence and whole-of government requirements.
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LC&AW
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Major Equipment
Support Systems
Personnel
Support Systems
Support Systems
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The transfer of the MRH-90 to core support for Special Forces was suspended due to reliability and aircraft design shortfalls. Factors that affected achievement of flying hours include:
S-70A Black Hawk— fleet-wide maintenance issues and vacancies in contracted maintenance workforce
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa—reduction in trainee and flying instructor numbers
Tiger ARH—aspects of reliability, availability and maintainability
MRH-90 Taipan—higher than expected maintenance requirement exceeding capacity.
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MS&SSW
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Command
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Some advice regarding Navy capability did not meet benchmark timeframes
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MS&SSW
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Major Equipment
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Overall, the Navy achieved 96 per cent of the unit availability days target. Minor combatants achieved 90 per cent due to the requirement to undertake additional work in the Armidale class patrol boat hull-strengthening program.
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MS&SSW
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Support Systems
Personnel
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S-70B-2 flying hours were affected by unserviceability issues with embarked aircraft.
MH-60R flying hours were affected by instructor workforce shortfalls and an extended training pipeline.
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MSSW
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Personnel
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Hydro Scheme survey days were affected by changes to training schedules, leading to an overall survey day achievement of 76 per cent.
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MSW
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Infrastructure
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Technical staff shortages and reprioritisation of chart production effort affected achievement of charting projects. The Australian Hydrographic Service office suffered significant flood damage in March 2016, which affected chart production capabilities.
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MSW
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Major Equipment
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The preparedness of the Armidale class patrol boat fleet was impacted by emergent work identified during the hull-strengthening program.
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Operations
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Command
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Some capabilities did not meet, or only partially met, requirements principally due to a higher rate of commitment and rotation of these forces. This did not impact on Defence’s overall ability to meet Government requirements in 2015–16.
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