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Defence Materiel Organisation
Type	Australian Government Prescribed Agency
Founded	2000 Prescribed Agency in 2005
Headquarters	Canberra, Australia
Key people	Stephen Gumley, CEO Kim Gillis, DCEO Frank Lewincamp, COO Tim Youngberry, CFO
Industry	Government, Defence
Products	Military Equipment Acquisition and Sustainment
Revenue	$8.7 billion Australian Dollars
Employees	6,800
Website	[1]

The Defence Materiel Organisation ('DMO') is the Australian Government agency responsible for the acquisition, through-life support and disposal of equipment for the Australian Defence Force. The DMO is part of the Australian Defence Organisation, and manages the acquisition and support of a diverse range of materiel (equipment), including aircraft, ships, vehicles, electronic systems, uniforms and rations. The DMO has an annual budget of around $A8.7 billion, which accounts for approximately 40% of annual Australian Defence spending. It employs more than 6,800 military and civilian people working in more than 50 locations nationally and internationally. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Dr Stephen Gumley Dr Stephen John Gumley (born 26 October 1956) was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) in February 2004. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... The Australian Defence Force numbers about 53,000 full-time active duty personnel plus another 20,700 reservists. ... Materiel (from the French for material) is the equipment and supplies in Military and commercial supply chain management. ...

DMO was formed in 2000 when the then Defence Acquisition Organisation merged with Support Command Australia, bring together the Department of Defence's capital acquisition and logistics organisations into a single entity. The DMO was given responsibility for "cradle to grave" management of all military assets, other than facilities and administrative assets. In July 2005, DMO became a Prescribed Agency under Australian Financial Management and Accountability legislation, meaning that although it remains a part of the Department of Defence, it is separately accountable to the Minister of Defence for its budget and performance. The Department of Defence is an Australian government department. ...

DMO's stated vision is to become the leading program management and engineering services organisation in Australia. It's goal is to deliver projects and sustainment on time, on budget and to the required capability, safety and quality.

Dr Stephen Gumley is the DMO's Chief Executive Officer.

External links

• Official DMO Webpage

Further reading

• Ergas, Henry. 'Some Economic Aspects of the Weapons Systems Acquisition Process' (2003); available from CRA International