Business Continuity Management
Business Continuity Management is a process whereby all necessary measures are taken to ensure that a company can accomplish its core tasks on time even in extraordinary situations. The Swiss Federal ... Audit Office (SFAO) previously carried out a cross-section audit in 2009 on the BCM measures at nine administrative units of the central Federal Administration. This year’s audit focused ... on the decentralised Federal Administration as well as the Swiss Federal Railways (rail transport and ticket sales) and Swiss Post (PostFinance, Swiss Post Solutions, PostBus). ... ... A cross-section audit on business continuity management (BCM) ... The audit points, among others, at a necessary but difficult process chain: Policy - Analysis - Strategy - Planning - Training.
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Audit of the DTI key project Polycom Value Preservation 2030 with a focus on the border security subnetwork
The Swiss Federal Audit Office’s recent review of the Polycom Value Preservation 2030 project highlights effective management and coordination by the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security. Despite the rapid technological transition, the project remains on track for completion by the end of 2024, with dismantling expected by the end of 2025. This audit underscores the project’s robust planning and execution, ensuring Switzerland’s security radio system is up-to-date and reliable. Polycom is the security radio system of Switzerland's authorities and organisations for rescue and security. Due to the manufacturer's change of technology, the system in Switzerland needs to be brought up to date. Parallel operation is necessary as long as both technologies are in use. The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) is con- tributing around CHF 65 million to this technological development. Together with the Fed- eral Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), the Confederation is investing a total of around CHF 160 million in this project.
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Analysis of alternatively financed building projects of the Federal Institutes ofTechnology
Analysis of alternatively financed building projects Hundreds of millions was invested by third parties in the Swiss Confederation's real estate portfolio and analyses show a net return of over 4% for investors. Early exit from this alternative financing must be examined to get some advantages and greater attention must be paid to the economic effectiveness for future financing models.
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