I am not a technical expert in such things, but what I can tell you is that this is money that has been set aside specifically for improving the way in which the business of the department is done, as you say. The allotment here will allow the department to take advantage of new advances in technology, new equipment. The type of investment in people and training also goes into the advancement of National Defence's interests in that regard. This was money that was essentially put aside, relating specifically to that project. It's identified here and pulled out as a separate item in the main estimates.
On March 13th, 2012. See this statement in context.