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An official notice states:
:Led by the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Charlie Forte, the Defence Digital organisation is responsible for making sure that effective digital and information technology (D&IT) is put into the hands of the military and business front line. It is guided by the Digital Strategy for Defence.

:Some of the areas within its remit include:

*leading on defensive cyber strategy, capability development and policy
*supplying IT to 200,000 users across defence
*supporting global military operations
*improving innovation and digital information exploitation across defence
*integrating strategy, planning and performance management
*supporting over 2,000 defence sites across UK and globally.

:Defence Digital brought together and replaced a number of organisations, including [[Information Systems and Services]] (ISS) in 2019. The Defence Digital organisation has an annual budget of over £2 billion and a team of around 2,400 personnel including military, civil servants and contractors.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-digital</ref>

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-Defence Digital had, in 2022, a team of around 2,500 personnel, which includes a mixture of military staff, civil servants, and contractors.
+Defence Digital had, in 2024, a team of around 2,500 personnel, which includes a mixture of military staff, civil servants, and contractors.
 :Defence Digital is responsible for providing digital and technology capabilities to our Armed Forces. With an annual budget of over £2 billion and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, Defence Digital operates at scale to make our Armed Forces one of the most technologically advanced in the world. Led by the Chief Information Officer, [[Charlie Forte]], the Defence Digital organisation is responsible for ensuring that effective D&IT is put into the hands of the military and business front line. What we do and how we do it is guided by the [[Digital Strategy for Defence]]. <REf>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6602d514a6c0f7699def9164/Defence_Digital_Commercial.pdf</ref>
-More detailed reports from late 2022 specified a figure of around 3,090 workers, of whom 570 were contractors. The current number has been stated as approximately 2,500 in a more recent March 2024 [[National Audit Office]] document.<Ref>https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Digital-Strategy-for-Defence-A-review-of-early-implementation-HC797-The-NAO.epub</ref>
+More detailed reports from late 2022 specified a figure of around 3,090 workers, of whom 570 were contractors in a [[National Audit Office]] document.<Ref>https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Digital-Strategy-for-Defence-A-review-of-early-implementation-HC797-The-NAO.epub</ref>
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 Part of the [[Cyber & Specialist Operations Command]].
 An official notice states:
 :Led by the Chief Information Officer (CIO), [[Charlie Forte]], the [[Defence Digital]] organisation is responsible for making sure that effective digital and information technology (D&IT) is put into the hands of the military and business front line. It is guided by the Digital Strategy for Defence.

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