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Abbreviations and acronyms

ADF

Australian Defence Force

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APS

Australian Public Service

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CASG

Capability, Acquisition and Sustainment Group

CDF

Chief of the Defence Force

CIOG

Chief Information Officer Group

DACC

Defence Assistance to the Civil Community

DIO

Defence Intelligence Organisation

DREAMS

Defence Remote Electronic Access Management System

DRSP Act

Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

DSTG

Defence Science and Technology Group

EL

Executive Level

FTE

full-time equivalent

GST

goods and services tax

HMAS

Her Majesty’s Australian Ship

ICT

information and communications technology

IGADF

Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force

JMPU

Joint Military Police Unit

LGBTI

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex

MP

Member of Parliament

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PFAS

per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

SeMPRO

Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Office

SES

Senior Executive Service

STEM

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

UN

United Nations

VERA

Virtual Environment for Remote Access