Atlas Joining Forces

About the UK MoD

The Defence Aim

To deliver security for the people of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories by defending them, including against terrorism; and to act as a force for good, by strengthening international peace and stability. In the present, contributing to success in Afghanistan and Iraq remains the Department's highest priority. Given the international strategic context in which the United Kingdom is required to operate and respond, the MoD has determined that the requirement for deployable, flexible, agile and capable Armed Forces will therefore remain crucial, as will the need to prepare for the longer term.

A Single Information Infrastructure

The MoD requires secure, high-quality information technology both for the success of operations and to conduct its day-to-day business. As in many other organisations, the MoD has developed numerous IT systems to meet a wide range of needs over many years. In 2000, the Department began to develop plans to replace these diverse systems with a single information infrastructure to enable better communication, to promote more efficient ways of working, and to obtain better value for money.

Business Benefits

From the outset, the MoD and ATLAS have worked to maintain a focus on the realisation of business and operational benefits, as well as achieving other benefits, such as better ways of working, more collaboration and easier communication. This focus has, and will continue to be, a major influence on Programme scheduling, with adjustments being made to optimise the benefits to the MoD. On current estimates, DII will enable the realisation of £1.5 billion of efficiency savings across the Defence Change Portfolio, over the 10 year DII contract.

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