Defence Digital

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.