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Military Department (Switzerland)

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
(German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
(French) Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
(Italian) Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
(Romansh) Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
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The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Agency overview
Formed 1848; 169 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters Federal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees 11,595
Annual budget Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billion
Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion
(2009)
Minister responsible
Website www.vbs.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, French: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, Italian: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, Romansh: About this sound Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. It is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss defence minister.

The Department is composed of the following departmental sectors:

The following services are also part of the DDPS:



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