Federal Department of State for Defence

The Federal Department of State for Defence, most commonly referred to as simply the 'Defence Department', is the Panemian federal government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the Federal Government and is the headquarters and organ of command of the Panem Armed Forces; as such, it manages the day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement. The minister responsible for the department is the Secretary of State for Defence, who is currently Steven Dowe MA.