The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, french: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, it, Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, rm, ) is one of the seven

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of the

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federal

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. It is headed by a member of the

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, the Swiss

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Organisation

The department is composed of the following departmental sectors: * General Secretariat *

Swiss Armed Forces The Swiss Armed Forces (german: Schweizer Armee, french: Armée suisse, it, Esercito svizzero, rm, Armada svizra; ) operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, r ...

** Land Forces **

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** Armed Forces Logistics Organisation ** Armed Forces Command Support Organisation *

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** Coordination of the

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services of the cantons and municipalities **

National Emergency Operations Centre The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) ( German: ''Nationale Alarmzentrale'', French: ''Centrale nationale d'alarme'', Italian: ''Centrale nazionale d'allarme'') is a government organisation of the Swiss Confederation based in Züri ...

Spiez Laboratory The Spiez Laboratory (German: ''Labor Spiez'', French: ''Laboratoire de Spiez'', Italian: ''Laboratorio Spiez'') is the Swiss institute for the protection of the population against nuclear, biological and chemical threats and dangers. It is p ...

, responsible for

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research and protection *

Federal Office of Sport The Federal Office of Sport (FOSPO) is the Swiss federal government's centre for expertise in sports and a part of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. Its mission is to promote sports and exercise in all age gr ...

Federal Office of Sport
** Responsible for sport policy, the

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and the

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organisation. * Federal Office for Defence Procurement *

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(Swisstopo) *

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: The military prosecutor's office. *

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(FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.

Name of department

*1848: Military Department * 1979: Federal Military Department * Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

List of heads of the department

Notes and references

External links

Official website
{{Portal bar, Politics, War, Sports, Switzerland Switzerland Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Military of Switzerland Defence ministries Sport in Switzerland 1848 establishments in Switzerland

Organisation

Name of department

List of heads of the department

See also

Notes and references

External links