Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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.The department is composed of the following administrative units:[2]