The New South Wales government has extended its main sourcing agreement with German software giant SAP by another year, as it prepares to re-negotiate the contract now estimated to...
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The federal government will invest more than $2 billion in a four-year overhaul of digital platforms as it seeks to rebuild the service delivery footings of the Australian Public...
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Federal departments have slashed their spend on outside consultants in the Albanese government’s first year, as an audit reveals the cost of external labour ballooned to nearly $21 billion...
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has switched providers for its IT support service, moving from long-term supplier NEC and its lucrative $55 million contract to a new...
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Influential economist Mariana Mazzucato has urged Australia’s Parliament to introduce new disclosure requirements for consulting companies working for government, warning of widespread conflicts of interest at global firms that...
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New South Wales state insurer icare has handed a $38.5 million contract to the same consulting firm it was found to have favoured in a 2015 procurement scandal involving...
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The whole-of-government permissions capability platform devised by consultants and built by external contractors has been scrapped after the government sunk at least two years and $16.5 million into the...
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TikTok will be banned on Australian government-issued devices over cyber security and foreign interference fears, following similar bans of the Chinese social media platform by other Five Eyes nations....
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The federal government is preparing to renegotiate its software licensing arrangement with German tech giant SAP, after one contract connected with the deal ballooned almost eight times its original...
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The suppliers and government agencies linked to an emerging lobbying scandal may be called before a parliamentary inquiry within weeks to explain the influence of a consulting firm linked...
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The Department of Home Affairs spent more than $500 million on “failed ICT outsourcing projects” in recent years, according to the public sector union, which has accused the department...
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Government officials approached only one supplier in $472 million worth of technology procurements tainted by a developing lobbying scandal. Many of these were marked as “open tender” despite only...
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A fifth of the government procurements linked to an alleged lobbying scandal involving tech suppliers and former minister Stuart Robert had either conflicts of interest, poor value for money...
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Past efforts to address “less impressive” forms of artificial intelligence have helped the New South Wales government respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by ChatGPT, according to the...