Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. It is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss defence minister. In 1998, its name was changed from Federal Military Department to its current day iteration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Organisation
The department is composed of the following administrative units:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- General Secretariat
- Swiss Armed Forces
- Land Forces
- Air Force
- Armed Forces Logistics Organisation
- Armed Forces Command Support Organisation
- Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP)
- Coordination of the civil protection services of the cantons and municipalities
- National Emergency Operations Centre
- Spiez Laboratory, responsible for weapons of mass destruction research and protection
- Federal Office of Sport:<ref>Federal Office of Sport Template:Webarchive</ref> responsible for sport policy, the National Youth Sports Centre Tenero and the Youth and Sport organisation.
- Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research
- Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps
- Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice: The military prosecutor's office.
- Federal Intelligence Service (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.
Name of department
- 1848: Military Department
- 1979 - 1998: Federal Military Department
- Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
List of heads of the department
See also
Notes and references
External links
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