Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport (in French) Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports (in Italian) Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport (in Romansh) Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees	11,595[1]
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billion Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion (2009)[1]
Minister responsible	Viola Amherd, Federal Councillor
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: 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.