Swedish Ministry of Defence, On Wednesday the 22nd of March the Government submitted to the Riksdag the Communication 2005/06:131 “Appropriate governance and administration of the Swedish defence”.
The aim of the Communication is to inform the Riksdag of the Government's intentions regarding further changes to the governance and administration of the Swedish defence.
“As the transformation from defence against invasion to operational defence progresses, the defence administration must also be reduced. So far, the functions for support and administration have been relatively unaffected, while at the same time the operational organisation has been significantly reduced. Therefore there must be a redistribution of resources – from support and administration to operational activities. To put it simply, more bang for the buck,” says Minister for Defence Leni Bj
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