The
Australian
Signals
Directorate
is
set
to
outsource
much
of
the
resourcing
of
a
“service
delivery
hub”
that
will
prepare
enterprise
services
and
internal
functions
for
the
$10
billion
REDSPICE
cyber
security
program.
The
agency
wants
the
equivalent
of
50
contract
staff
to
bolster
its
business
and
program
management
offices,
change
communications
and
“innovation
and
process
improvement”
as
it
scales
up
for
REDSPICE.
Over
the
next
decade,
the
ASD
will
effectively
double
its
staffing
under
REDSPICE
–
which
stands
for
resilience,
effects,
defence,
space,
intelligence,
cyber
and
enablers.
The
program
represents
a
large-scale
expansion
of
Australia’s
offensive
and
defensive
cyber
security
capabilities.
REDSPICE
preparations
have
been
apparent
over
the
past
year,
from
executive
hiring
to
the
establishment
of
state-based
‘cyber
hubs’.
Some
early
delivery
work
was
also
outsourced
to
KPMG.
More
delivery
support
work
is
now
set
to
be
contracted
out
by
the
agency,
though
it
was
noted
that
all
functions
would
be
led
by
ASD
staff.
ASD
intends
to
use
contractors
to
bolster
its
project
management
office,
information
and
data
management
functions,
its
business
management
office
(which
tracks
finance,
procurement
and
contracting),
and
for
change
management
communications
and
industry
engagement.
Also
covered
is
a
substantial
increase
in
resourcing
for
what
ASD
is
calling
the
integrated
service
delivery
(ISD)
hub,
which
is
“responsible
for
innovation
surge
activities
across
ASD
to
uplift
a
number
of
enterprise
services
or
functions
that
are
fundamental
to
the
ongoing
delivery
of
REDSPICE.”
The
hub
will
undertake
business
process
mapping
exercises
and
“short
term”
–
defined
as
three-to-six
month
–
improvement
activities,
and
track
the
maturity
of
various
ASD
functions
needed
to
deliver
REDSPICE.
The
ISD
hub
is
anticipated
to
run
with
four
senior
ASD
resources,
supported
by
the
equivalent
of
12
contracted
staff.
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