By Malcolm Davis*
Amid delays and cost blowouts in Defence, the Australian government on 1 December announced a sweeping overhaul of Defence procurement with the creation of a Defence Delivery Agency (DDA). This will occur from the merger of three existing groups—the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG); the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Group; and the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group. (From: The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.)