Information Systems & Services

Information Systems and Services
Organisation overview
Formed	April 1, 2008
Preceding Organisation	Defence Communication Services Agency;
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	MOD Corsham, Wiltshire
Employees	2000
Annual budget	£1.8 billion
Organisation executive	Major General Ivan Hooper (Interim), Chief Digital and Information Officer;
Parent department	Ministry of Defence
Parent Organisation	Joint Forces Command
Key document	Defence Information Strategy;

Information Systems and Services (or Information Systems & Services or ISS) is a Cluster within the Joint Forces Command Top Level Budget of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.^[2] With its headquarters at Corsham, Wiltshire, and satellite sites elsewhere, it employs around 5,000 people.

History

ISS was created on 1 April 2008 from the former Defence Communications and Services Agency (DCSA). In turn, the DCSA had been formed in 1995 from many single-Service signals organisations including RAFSEE (the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment). On 1 April 2014, ISS moved from Defence Equipment and Support to Joint Forces Command.

Locations

ISS headquarters are at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire. The organisation has a presence at other sites throughout the UK, including:

MOD Bicester, a military storage and distribution centre in Oxfordshire.
Blandford Camp, a British Army facility in Dorset, home to the Royal Corps of Signals.
ISS Boddington, a former non-flying RAF station in Gloucestershire.
RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire, home to parts of Communication and Information Systems Branch (CIS) and Operations Support Branch (OSB).

Andover in Hampshire, the headquarters of the British Army.

Task

The task of the ISS is information and communications technology support for MoD operations and business.^[3]

References

^ Natalucci, Matteo (21 August 2017). "MOD seeks Director General Chief Information Officer". Government Computing. Retrieved 17 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "A Short Guide to the Ministry of Defence" (PDF). www.nao.org.uk. National Audit Office UK, June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "About us - Joint Forces Command". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[1] Natalucci, Matteo (21 August 2017). "MOD seeks Director General Chief Information Officer". Government Computing. Retrieved 17 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[2] "A Short Guide to the Ministry of Defence" (PDF). www.nao.org.uk. National Audit Office UK, June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] "About us - Joint Forces Command". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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