1.75 In the 2009 Defence White Paper, the Government directed the most complex and far reaching reforms of Defence business ever undertaken. Defence's Strategic Reform Program (SRP) highlights the importance of ensuring that maximum value for money is extracted from maintenance, support and inventory programs across Defence so that resources can be redirected to current and future capability.
1.76 The SRP is planning to deliver $20b savings over 10 years, with retention of agreed capability and no reduction in either safety or sustainability. The DMO's contribution to SRP is to be driven primarily from the Sustainment budget (through the Smart Sustainment reform program). The SRP agreed Smart Sustainment targets are $5.5b over 10 years (including $0.4b for explosive ordnance, clothing and fuel).