DDS cut 1.1 billion from operational budget

CFO The Shiner has announced a 1.1 billion zark cut in the yearly operational budget as part of ongoing efforts to trim DDS spending. The Shiner said this would not effect the effectiveness of the DDS and would help integrate the DDS more with the UNP, a stated aim of AP. Some of the measures include:

• Closing sixteen small regional offices with personnel either relocating to larger offices or using UNP premises.
• Two orbital dock stations will be closed, they are likely to be sold to the UNP.
• A 140 million zark order to replace the DDS' fleet of utility vehicles has been cancelled.
• A 75 million zark upgrade to communication systems on DDS facilities on Proxima 5 and Terra delayed.