INNOVATIONS AND INSIGHTS
AN INCREASE IN COMPLEX PROJECTS WITHOUT INCREASING STAFF: HOW IT’S BEING DONE
A WHOLESALE INCREASE IN CAPABILITY ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE HAS LED TO INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ASSIST WITH THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN WORKLOAD FOR THE MANAGERS OF THE DEFENCE ESTATE. COLONEL TONY ROGERS EXPLAINS HOW THE CAPITAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE BRANCH (CFI) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE IS MANAGING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLEX DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
Puckapunyal Training Area, VIC – Armoured Vehicle Simulation Training Centre (source: CFI Branch)
PROJECTS BEING MANAGED As of May 2022, the staff of CFI Branch, which forms part of Defence’s Security and Estate Group, are managing approximately $36 billion worth of capital infrastructure projects across the Defence Estate. These projects include infrastructure 26
works to support the introduction of new capabilities into Defence (including armoured vehicles, aircraft, ships, submarines, space systems, and guided weapons), as well as renewal of the existing Defence estate with Base redevelopments and critical system upgrades. Redevelopment
