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Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT
(in German) Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT
(in French) Office fédéral de l’informatique et de la télécommunication OFIT
(in Italian) Ufficio federale dell’informatica e della telecomunicazione UFIT
(in Romansh) Uffizi federal d’informatica e da telecommunicaziun UFIT
Agency overview
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersZollikofen, Eichenweg 1-3
46°59′51″N 7°27′47″E / 46.9973719°N 7.46301°E / 46.9973719; 7.46301
Employees1700[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dirk Lindemann[2], Director
Parent agencyFederal Department of Finance
Websitebit.admin.ch

The Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT)[a] is the federal office responsible for providing IT services for the Swiss Federal Administration. It is subordinated to the Federal Department of Finance.

Predecessor organizations

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Central Office for Organizational Issues of the Federal Administration (ZOB)

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After the federal administration of Switzerland had grown considerably during the Second World War, efforts were made in the immediate post-war period to reduce the size of the administration. In this context, staff cuts were made and further rationalization measures were introduced. In 1953, the Federal Council decided to set up a coordination office for cost-cutting and rationalization efforts within the federal administration. In 1954, the Federal Assembly (Swiss parliament) finally passed a federal law establishing a Central Office for Organisational Matters of the Federal Administration (ZOB), which was located in the Department of Finance and Customs and was tasked with reviewing the appropriateness and effectiveness of the organization and working methods of the federal administration and identifying opportunities for cost savings.[3] The rapid development of electronics in the field of office machines prompted the Federal Council to pass a resolution on December 16, 1960, in which it expanded the ZOB's remit to include the coordination of all federal administration efforts in the field of automation and created a Coordination Office for Automation within the ZOB.[4]Until the early 1970s, the federal administration had four general data centers: the Federal Administration Data Center, the Federal Military Department Data Center, the ETH Zurich Data Center, and the EPFL Data Center.[5] In addition to the general data centers, there were still only a few decentralized data processing services with their own equipment and staff in 1973, such as the Meteorological Central Office in Zurich, the Central Compensation Office of the OASI in Geneva, the Federal Tax Administration, the Cashier's and Accounting Office, the Federal Customs Administration, the Institute for Nuclear Research, and the computer center of the construction workshop and ammunition factory in Thun. Overall, spending on IT equipment in the federal administration rose rapidly from around 10 million Swiss francs in 1963 to around 30 million Swiss francs in 1968, to around 140 million Swiss francs in 1973, and finally to around 214 million Swiss francs in 1978.[6][7]

Federal Office for Organization (BFO)

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In terms of organization, the ZOB, which was created in 1955, was upgraded to the Federal Office for Organization (BFO) in 1980, with its responsibility for IT confirmed. The corresponding task in the federal law of 1980 was: “Promotes, coordinates, and monitors automatic data processing and ensures overall planning.” In addition, the Federal Office was authorized to issue technical guidelines on the appropriate and economical use of automatic data processing resources. The procurement and use of automatic data processing equipment and the necessary planning work within the federal administration continued to require the approval of the Federal Office.[8]

Federal Office for Information Technology (BfI)

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As part of the EFFI-QM-BV efficiency improvement project,[9] new management structures based on the principles of New Public Management (NPM) were created in the federal administration in 1990. This also involved the principle of separating advisory and supervisory functions, which led to the dissolution of the BFO and the creation of a new Federal Office for Information Technology (BfI).[10] This new cross-departmental office was responsible for handling interdepartmental conceptual and technical IT issues and had operational responsibility for interdepartmental IT applications. It was also tasked with supporting and advising federal administrative units in the field of IT and, in collaboration with the Federal IT Conference (IKB), issuing technical guidelines on the use of IT standards and norms. The Federal Office also developed its own IT applications, made its IT infrastructure available to administrative units, and performed IT tasks on behalf of other offices.[11]Meanwhile, the Federal Office for Information Technology focused on technology. Of the 172 employees at the outset, around 75 percent worked in the Rechenzentrum der allgemeinen Bundesverwaltung (RZ BV) ((in English) General Federal Administration Computer Center). The remaining employees were involved in user training, services, and planning. By 1999, the number of employees had grown to 230. The director of the BfI, Henri Garin, headed the office until it was transferred to the Federal Office of Information Technology and Telecommunications in 1999. One of his first projects was the construction of a new central administrative building in BernFederal Office of Culture (FOC), Open House Bern. "Verwaltungsgebäude Titanic II" [Titanic II administration building] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025. at a cost of CHF 130 million. Until then, the BfI had been housed at four locations within the city of Bern, which had various disadvantages: workrooms and certain equipment had to be duplicated, management and communication were difficult, and the peripheral location of the IT operations caused time losses in delivering and retrieving data carriers and extensive printing work (at that time, the computer center printed more than 10 million pages of paper annually). In addition, around 5,000 data carriers were exchanged annually with other IT systems at the federal, cantonal, and private businesses. As part of the government and administrative reforms in the second half of the 1990s, the areas of IT and communications were also examined in depth. This revealed that, due to the rapid development of technology and the virtually nationwide introduction of IT from small beginnings within a short period of time, as well as the tense situation on the labor market for IT specialists, even during times of recession, development had been uncoordinated. However, management and control were identified as the most significant weaknesses in the federal administration's IT sector.[12] In 2000, the Federal Council therefore decided to reorganize federal IT by means of the Ordinance on Information Technology and Telecommunications in the Federal Administration (BinfV) and the Federal IT and Telecommunications Directive (BInfW).[13] Essentially, three different roles were defined: The Federal Council for Information Technology ((in German) Informatikrat des Bundes, IRB), composed of representatives from the departments and the Federal Chancellery, was to act as a staff, planning, and coordination body with overall strategic responsibility for IT in the Federal Administration. All departments, the Federal Chancellery and the administrative units that used IT services were designated as service users ((in German) Leistungsbezüger, LB). IT services were provided by service providers ((in German) Leistungserbringer, LE), which supplied IT infrastructure, developed solutions and provided support. There could be no more than one LE per department, which effectively meant centralization of IT services at the departmental level. However, the ordinance also allowed departments to pursue further centralization by merging departmental PSs into interdepartmental units. In addition to this organization, it was stipulated that certain cross-departmental services to be determined by the Federal IT Council (IRB) should be provided centrally for all departments by the new Federal Office of Information Technology and Telecommunications (BIT), which was formed from the former Federal Office of Information Technology. These included, in particular, civil data and voice communications – i.e., telecommunications, internet, and intranet – cross-departmental applications, so-called holistic IT services such as consulting, design, operation, and support, organization of courses, ensuring interoperability, and disaster preparedness. However, the BIT could also serve as an IT service provider for departments, which was initially the case for the home department, the FDF, and the Federal Chancellery, and was later extended to other departments. In addition to organizational realignment and restructuring, the data centers were merged, an SAP competence center and an application development department were created, and the automation of data acquisition and the development of nationwide telecommunications services with connections to the cantons and embassies abroad were pushed forward.

Directors

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Marius Redli (1999–2011)

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The BIT was founded on July 1, 1999.[14] The first director was Marius Redli (born April 3, 1950; died September 6, 2021),[15] an ETH engineer[16] who was deputy director of the main department for operations and data communications in the predecessor organization from 1992 to 1994 and deputy director from 1994 to 1999. The NOVE-IT project (2000–2004)[17][18] restructured the entire IT system of the Federal Administration. This involved separating service users from service providers and assigning cross-cutting tasks such as telecommunications, IT training, competence centers for the Internet and SAP, operational security, etc. to the FOITT. These were tasks that had to be performed for the entire federal administration. As a result, IT and telecommunications services (ICT) for the FDF and the Federal Chancellery were consolidated, the five existing data centers of the FOITT, the Federal Finance Administration (FAA), the Federal Tax Administration, the Federal Customs, and the Central Compensation Office were merged, the infrastructures were harmonized, and the employees were integrated into the FOITT. At the beginning of the 2000s, there was a shortage of IT specialists in the federal administration.[19] In 2003, BIT took over service provision for the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications and in 2007 for the Federal Department of Home Affairs, as well as office automation for the Federal Department of Justice and Police. Later, Publica, the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, the Federal Administrative Court in St. Gallen, Swissmedic, and the Federal Office of Sport became FOITT customers. These steps involved integrating the new employees into FOITT, adapting the organization, management processes and culture, harmonizing the infrastructure and exploiting the resulting economies of scale to increase efficiency. Since its foundation, BIT has grown from 230 to 1,200 employees. Since 2003, BIT has been competing with third parties[20] and, since 2007, has been run as a FLAG agency[21][22][23] with a performance mandate from the Federal Council and a global budget (over CHF 440 million in 2010). In 2010, it was announced that Marius Redli would be stepping down after 12 years in office, during which he had built BIT into one of the five largest IT service providers in Switzerland.[24][25]

Giovanni Conti (2011–2019)

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In 2011, the Federal Council appointed Giovanni Conti to succeed Marius Redli.[26][27][28] After just six months, Conti launched a reorganization project for its 1,100 internal and 400 external employees. The aim was to refocus the company on customer orientation and improve consistency between the four historically grown divisions. In November 2011, Conti halted the “Gever Office” project developed in collaboration with Microsoft, which had cost several million Swiss francs to date.[29] Due to differing views on the further development of BIT, the employment relationship with Conti was terminated in mid-June 2019.[30][31][32][33]

Dirk Lindemann (from 2019)

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In June 2019, the Federal Council decided to appoint Dirk Lindemann as interim head of the BIT.[34][35] Lindemann had been a member of the Executive Board since January 2013 and, since July 2015, Deputy Director and Head of the Resources Division of the Federal Tax Administration. In his previous role as external project manager[36][37][38] for the ultimately unsuccessful IT project Insieme (IT project),[39][40][41] Lindemann and Conti were at odds due to conflicts between the FTA and the BIT.[42] Im November 2019 wurde Lindemann definitiv zum neuen Direktor des BIT gewählt.[43][44] As part of the “midar” program (Romansh for “change,” “move”), initial steps were taken toward the agile transformation of the FOITT, including reducing the management team from eight to five main departments.[45][46] The development of the EU-compatible Swiss digital COVID certificate within just a few weeks earned the BIT widespread recognition, as it enabled people to travel abroad during the vacation period.[47][48] Other key projects of the FOITT[49] include GEVER,[50][51] DaziT,[52] SUPERB,[53][54] Container Application Environment (CAE) with Red Hat OpenShift,[55] e-ID,[56][57] Swiss Government Cloud (SGC) programs,[58] and the introduction of Microsoft 365[59] in the federal administration. Following the completion of its transformation into an agile organization, BIT is now focusing on the systematic digitization of its processes, from the customer interface and service provision to fully automated billing.[60] The RUVER project (Romansh for “oak tree”) saw 340 employees and 500 specialist applications from the former Command Support Organization (FUB) integrated into the BIT in 2023.[61][62][63] In 2024, BIT celebrated 50 years of membership in the swissICT association[64] and 25 years of existence.[65]

Field of activity

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The FOITT is the largest IT service provider in the federal administration. In addition to the Federal Office for Cybersecurity, three other departments have their own service providers (ISC-EJPD),[66] ISCeco,[67] and IT EDA. As a provider of standard services, the FOITT is responsible for telecommunications, the internet, business solutions, and operational security for the entire Federal Administration. It is responsible for operating data centers and specialist applications for three departments, managing over 50,000 standardized workstation systems for six departments and the Federal Chancellery, and operating data networks and telecommunications infrastructure for the entire Federal Administration. The BIT supports business processes in the Federal Administration and ensures that telecommunications between all federal agencies in Switzerland and abroad function properly.

Organization

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The BIT is divided into five main departments: Business Solutions (BS), Platform Services (PS), Defense Platform (DP), Domestic Services (DO), and Strategy & Resources (SR).[68] The organizational provisions are laid down in the FOITT Rules of Procedure (GO) and updated as necessary.

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Certification

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The BIT was certified by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS) in accordance with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard at the beginning of March 2021 and has been recertified several times since then.[69]

Locations

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Former FOITT office building Titanic II in Bern’s Monbijou district
Building of the FOITT in Zollikofen (2015)
Eichenweg 1–3 in Zollikofen (2025)
FOITT Headquarters next to the RBS train station Oberzollikofen of the S8
CAMPUS - Military Data Center operated by FOITT, in Frauenfeld (2022)

The FOITT was headquartered in the city of Bern in the administrative building known as “Titanic II”[70] in the Monbijou district. Since 2021, the BIT has been headquartered on the Meielen campus in Zollikofen at Eichenweg 1[71][72][73] and Eichenweg 3.[74] The FOITT previously had seven branch offices, including a data center. In addition to four other locations in the city of Bern, there was one branch office each in Köniz and Geneva. The new buildings in Zollikofen have reduced the number of locations to two.[75] Since March 2, 2020, the BIT has been operating the civilian section of the Frauenfeld Data Center (Federal Data Center), which is run jointly with the Department of Defense, Civil Protection, and Sport. The building was constructed by Armasuisse. Among other things, the BIT operates servers for the Federal Department of Justice and Police in the new data center.[76]


Notes

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  1. ^ German: Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT, French: Office fédéral de l’informatique et de la télécommunication OFIT, Italian: Ufficio federale dell’informatica e della telecomunicazione UFIT, Romansh: Uffizi federal d’informatica e da telecommunicaziun UFIT

References

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  1. ^ Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT (29 December 2023). "The FOITT in brief". Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ^ Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT (1 January 2025). "Overview of FOITT's executive board". Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (14 October 1954). "BBl 1954 II 537 Bundesgesetz über die Zentralstelle für Organisationsfragen der Bundesverwaltung (Vom 6. Oktober 1954)" [BBl 1954 II 537 Federal Act on the Central Office for Organizational Matters of the Federal Administration (of October 6, 1954)] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (15 April 1962). "BBl 1962 I 780 Bericht der Finanzdelegation der eidgenössischen Räte an die Finanzkommissionen des Nationalrates und des Ständerates über ihre Tätigkeit im Jahre 1961 (Vom 1.Februar 1962)" [Report of the Finance Delegation of the Federal Assembly to the Finance Committees of the National Council and the Council of States on its activities in 1961 (dated February 1, 1962)] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ Steiner, Kurt (1973). "Booklet 8/9". In Verwaltungspraxis (ed.). Zum Stand der elektronischen Datenverarbeitung in der Bundesverwaltung [On the status of electronic data processing in the federal administration] (in German). Book Publishers. pp. 230–231.
  6. ^ Fehr, Sandro (30 November 2011). "Supportaufgaben in der Bundesverwaltung 1918–2000. Forschungsbericht" [Support tasks in the federal administration 1918–2000. Research report.] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ Mähr, Moritz (2022). "Wie der Verwaltungscomputer die Arbeitsmigration programmierte. Elektronische Datenverarbeitung in der Bundesverwaltung 1964–1982 (Dissertation)" [How the administrative computer programmed labor migration. Electronic data processing in the federal administration, 1964–1982.] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (30 December 1980). "BBl 1980 III 1432. Bundesgesetz über das Bundesamt für Organisation vom 19. Dezember 1980" [BBl 1980 III 1432. Federal Act on the Federal Office for Organization of December 19, 1980] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (15 October 1996). "BBl 1996 IV 811 Bericht der Geschäftsprüfungskommission des Nationalrates vom 15. November 1993 «Evaluation EFFI-QM-BV» Stellungnahme des Bundesrates vom 17. Juni 1996" [BBl 1996 IV 811 Report of the National Council's Audit Committee of 15 November 1993 «Evaluation EFFI-QM-BV» Opinion of the Federal Council of 17 June 1996] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (3 July 1990). "BBl 1990 II 1259 Geschäftsverkehrsgesetz Änderung vom 22. Juni 1990" [BBl 1990 II 1259. Business Transactions Act. Amendment of June 22, 1990] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. ^ Swiss Federal Archives (9 October 1990). "Verordnung über das Bundesamt für Informatik und über die Koordination der Informatik in der Bundesverwaltung (VINFBV) vom 11. Dezember 1989. In: AS 1990, S. 1537-1540" [Ordinance on the Federal Office for Information Technology and on the coordination of information technology in the federal administration (VINFBV) of December 11, 1989.] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  12. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (28 March 2000). "BBl 2000 1641 Botschaft über die Finanzierung der Reorganisation der Informatik und Telekommunikation in der Bundesverwaltung (NOVE-IT) vom 23. Februar 2000. In: BBl 2000, Bd. 1, S. 1644" [Federal Council Dispatch on the financing of the reorganization of information technology and telecommunications in the federal administration (NOVE-IT) dated February 23, 2000] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  13. ^ Swiss Federal Archives (23 February 2000). "Verordnung über die Informatik und Telekommunikation in der Bundesverwaltung (Bundesinformatikverordnung, BinfV) vom 23. Februar 2000, in: AS 2000, S. 1227-1238; Weisungen des Bundesrates über die Informatik und Telekommunikation in der Bundesverwaltung (Informatikweisungen Bundesrat, BInfW) vom 23. Februar 2000, in: BBl 2000, Bd. 1, S. 2853–2859" [Ordinance on Information Technology and Telecommunications in the Federal Administration (Federal IT Ordinance, BinfV) of February 23, 2000.; Federal Council directives on information technology and telecommunications in the Federal Administration (Federal Council IT Directives, BInfW) of February 23, 2000] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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  17. ^ The publication platform for federal law Fedlex (28 March 2000). "BBl 2000 1641 Botschaft über die Finanzierung der Reorganisation der Informatik und Telekommunikation in der Bundesverwaltung (NOVE-IT)" [Federal Council Dispatch on the financing of the reorganization of information technology and telecommunications in the federal administration (NOVE-IT)] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  18. ^ FDF, Federal Department of Finance (25 February 2004). "NOVE-IT erfolgreich abgeschlossen" [NOVE-IT successfully completed] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  19. ^ SWI swissinfo.ch (25 March 2001). "Informatiker-Mangel beim Bund" [Shortage of computer scientists in the federal government] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  20. ^ IT Reseller (April 2004). "Outsourcing schreckt das BIT auf" [Outsourcing scares the BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  21. ^ FLAG = Führung mit Leistungsauftrag und Globalbudget ((in English) Management with performance mandate and global budget
  22. ^ IT Magazine (2004). "BIT: FLAG-Amt statt Outsourcing. Das Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation wird nicht ausgelagert, sondern erhält mehr Autonomie" [BIT: FLAG office instead of outsourcing. The Federal Office for Information Technology and Telecommunications will not be outsourced, but will instead be given more autonomy.] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  23. ^ Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT (15 December 2006). "Leistungsauftrag 2007-2011 für das neue FLAG-Amt BIT verabschiedet" [2007-2011 performance mandate for the new FLAG office BIT approved] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  24. ^ Federal Department of Finance FDF (1 November 2010). "BIT-Direktor Marius Redli tritt nach 12 Jahren zurück" [BIT Director Marius Redli steps down after 12 years] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  25. ^ Inside IT (1 November 2010). "Noch kein Nachfolger" [No successor yet] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  26. ^ FDF, Federal Department of Finance (20 April 2011). "Von der Swisscom ins Bundesamt. Giovanni Conti wird BIT-Direktor" [Federal Council appoints Giovanni Conti as new BIT Director] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Von der Swisscom ins Bundesamt. Giovanni Conti wird BIT-Direktor" [From Swisscom to the Federal Office. Giovanni Conti becomes BIT Director] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ. 21 April 2011.
  28. ^ IT Reseller (May 2011). "Swisscom-Mann wird neuer Direktor des BIT" [Swisscom executive appointed new director of BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Neuer Chef will Bundesamt für Informatik umbauen" [New boss wants to restructure Federal Office of Information Technology] (in German). NZZ am Sonntag. 5 February 2012.
  30. ^ Federal Department of Finance FDF (22 May 2019). "Direktor Giovanni Conti verlässt das BIT" [Director Giovanni Conti leaves BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  31. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ (22 May 2019). "Abrupter Wechsel an der Spitze des Bundesamts für Informatik" [Abrupt change at the top of the Federal Office for Information Technology] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  32. ^ SWI swissinfo.ch (22 May 2019). "Differenzen mit Finanzminister: BIT-Chef geht" [Differences with finance minister: BIT chief resigns] (in Swahili). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  33. ^ IT Markt (23 April 2019). ""Unterschiedliche Auffassungen" - Ueli Maurer trennt sich unvermittelt von BIT-Chef" [“Differences of opinion” – Ueli Maurer abruptly parts ways with BIT chief] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  34. ^ Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT (14 June 2019). "Dirk Lindemann übernimmt interimistisch die Leitung des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann takes over as interim head of the BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  35. ^ Urech, Marcel (17 June 2019). "Update: Dirk Lindemann übernimmt die Leitung des BIT" [Update: Dirk Lindemann takes over as head of the BIT] (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  36. ^ Tagesanzeiger (16 October 2012). "Nach Skandal zum Chef befördert. Der Gesamtprojektleiter des missratenen 100-Millionen-Projekts Insieme steigt intern auf: Er wird zum Chefinformatiker der Steuerverwaltung befördert" [Promoted to boss after scandal. The overall project manager of the failed $100 million Insieme project has been promoted internally: he is now the chief IT officer of the tax administration.] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  37. ^ CIO (23 October 2012). "Ex-Chef von Pannen-Projekt: Kritik an CIO-Ernennung" [Former head of troubled project criticizes CIO appointment] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  38. ^ Dirk Lindemann was co-founder of iNovendis AG in Neftenbach (commercial register entry CH-020.3.033.780-9), in which Philippe Voirol, the current deputy director of the BIT (appointed as of January 1, 2025), was also involved. Lindemann and Voirol worked together in management positions at Siemens Enterprise Communications Switzerland, among other companies.
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  42. ^ Blick (13 November 2019). "Lindemann neuer BIT-Direktor nach Abgang im Streit" [Lindemann becomes new BIT director after departure amid controversy] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  43. ^ Federal Department of Finance FDF (13 November 2019). "Dirk Lindemann wird neuer Direktor des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann appointed new Director of BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  44. ^ ICT Kommunikation (13 November 2019). "Dirk Lindemann definitiv neuer Direktor des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann confirmed as new director of BIT] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  45. ^ Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT (13 November 2019). "Dirk Lindemann wird neuer Direktor des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann becomes new director of the BIT] (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  46. ^ ICT Kommunikation (13 November 2019). "Dirk Lindemann definitiv neuer Direktor des BIT" [Dirk Lindemann definitely new director of the BIT] (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  47. ^ "Das ist der neue Schlüssel für Auslandreisen" [This is the new key for traveling abroad] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 5 June 2021.
  48. ^ "Der Bund kann Digitalisierung – wenn er denn will" [The federal government can digitize—if it wants to] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2 July 2021.
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  53. ^ Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics FOBL. "Programm «SUPERB»" [SUPERB program] (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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