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n Department of Defence, part of the Australian Defence Organisation
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. This position was created in December 2003 and disbanded through the amalgamation of the Capability Development Group and the Defence Materiel Organisation
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is an organisation within the Department of Defence (Australia), Australian Department of Defence, responsible for Military acquisition, acquisition, Military supply chain management, sup ...
into the Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group from 2015.
The appointed officer was responsible to the diarchy
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of the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence.
Capability Development Group
The role of the Capability Development Group (CDG) was to develop and gainAustralian Government
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approval for future defence capabilities. The CDG has a close relationship with the Defence Materiel Organisation
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is an organisation within the Department of Defence (Australia), Australian Department of Defence, responsible for Military acquisition, acquisition, Military supply chain management, sup ...
) and oversaw the implementation of Defence Procurement Review recommendations.
As sponsor, CDG was responsible for developing capability proposals consistent with strategic priorities, funding guidance, legislation and policy, for consideration and approval by Government. In particular, the work of the Group focused on:
*Defence's Major Capability Expenditure (MCE) investment program; and
* Capability Definition, comprising the Needs Phase and the Requirements Phase of the Capability Development process.
CCDG, along with the Vice Chief of the Defence Force ( VCDF), the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and the Chief Defence Scientist (CDS), (all are 3 star level positions), comprised the ''Owner Support Executives''.
Department heads
* Head Capability System: ''Vacant'' * First assistant secretary capability investment & resources: Michael Gibson * Assistant secretary capability & plans: Ben Coleman * Executive director group support: Warren Nelson * Director-General Australian defence test & evaluation office: CAPT John Renwick, RANChief Capability Development Group
The following officers have been appointed as Chief of the Capability Development Group:
Timeline
David Hurley
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bar:Tripovich from: 2007 till: 2010 color:ccdg text: Matt Tripovich
bar:Harvey from: 2010 till: 2011 color:ccdg text: John Harvey
bar:Jones from: 2011 till: 2014 color:ccdg text: Peter Jones
bar:Caligari from: 2014 till: 2015 color:ccdg text: John Caligari
bar:Hupfeld from: 2015 till: $now color:ccdg text: Mel Hupfeld
References and notes
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