Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS
Mixed teams also achieve better results in the armed forces: male
personnel benefit from the experience and strengths of their female colleagues.
The DDPS has the task of developing
Switzerland's security policy. The Armed Forces, the Federal Office for Civil
Protection, the Federal Intelligence Service and armasuisse are the instruments
through which that policy is implemented. The role of the DDPS also involves
promoting sport through the Federal Office for Sport and producing
geoinformation through swisstopo.
Viola Amherd
Head of the DDPS.
Member of the Federal Council since
2019.
«Security concerns us all.»
Priorities of the DDPS in 2022
The concept of security covers
areas ranging from national defence, supporting the authorities in the event of
a disaster, and the early detection and assessment of threats and risks.
Combating cyber threats and providing reliable geodata also fall within that
remit. Current developments, threats and risks are comprehensively examined in
the Security Policy Report, which also defines the framework and priorities for
the coming years. Last but not least, security also involves the acquisition of
new technologies and the procurement of 36 F-35A fighter aircraft and 5 Patriot
fire units.
In order for our country's armed
forces and civil protection organisations to be able to fulfil their mission,
they must have sufficient personnel. The Federal Council's report on the
provisioning of the armed forces and civil protection lists measures for the
long-term increase and improvement in resources. Consideration is also
currently being given to how the proportion of women in the armed forces can be
increased.
Another of the Department's
priorities is its commitment to the environment, as this is also a factor in
ensuring the security of the Swiss population. The DDPS is committed to
increasing its efforts to protect the climate and natural resources. It aims to
be carbon neutral and cover its energy needs mainly through renewable sources
and by producing the required energy itself as far as possible.
Expenses DDPS 2020 (CHF)
8.02 bn
Staff (FTEs) DDPS 2020
12,215
Organisation chart DDPS
General
Secretariat GS-DDPS
Secretary General: Toni Eder
www.gs-vbs.admin.ch
Federal
Office for Civil Protection FOCP
Director: Michaela Schärer
www.babs.admin.ch
Federal
Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse
Chief of Defence Procurement: Martin
Sonderegger
www.armasuisse.ch
Federal
Office of Topography swisstopo
Director: Fridolin Wicki
www.swisstopo.ch
Federal
Office of Sport FOSPO
Director: Matthias Remund
www.baspo.ch
Defence sector
Chief of the Armed Forces: Lieutenant
General Thomas Süssli
www.armee.ch
Federal
Intelligence Service FIS
Director: Christian Dussey
www.ndb.admin.ch
Office
of the Armed Forces Attorney General
Armed Forces Attorney General: Stefan
Flachsmann
www.oa.admin.ch
