Former top intelligence official David Irvine has died aged 75 after a battle with illness. He was remembered Thursday as dedicated public servant that shaped foreign policy and the...
Public Sector
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The sharing of public sector data will significantly increase after legislation opening up a “new path” for this passed Parliament with bipartisan support on the last possible day before the...
Posted on
| by James Riley
The first two years of the pandemic have been a winner in Canberra for consulting giant Deloitte, which has grown revenue from federal contracts by nearly 70 per cent,...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s Digital Marketplace will be rolled into the BuyICT website in May, marking the end of the standalone procurement platform for digital SMEs and startups after six...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Long-time government general counsel Leo Hardiman has been appointed as Australia’s Freedom of Information Commissioner, nearly a year after the government began its search. The federal government has also...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The government agency responsible for technology procurement has declined to provide almost any detail on its procurement strategy and associated ballooning consultancy costs, as the national auditor begins an...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
AustCyber chief executive officer Michelle Price has left the federal government Industry Growth Centre to become a partner at consulting giant EY, a year after the organisation was acquired...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Big Four consultancy EY more than doubled the value of its federal government contracts in the second year of the pandemic, increasing revenue from the Commonwealth by $124.9 million...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The value of KPMG’s federal government contracts increased by nearly 25 per cent last financial year, as the consulting giant raked in more than a quarter-of-a-billion dollars from the...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The Industry department has paid consultants more than $15 million in the last 18 months across a number of contracts for assistance in delivering its grants programs, including with...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The national audit office has turned its attention to the federal government’s procurement of the permissions capability, which has seen more than $60 million handed to Irish-domiciled consulting giant...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
Boston Consulting Group’s revenue from federal government contracts has more than tripled in the two years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the US consulting giant raking...
Posted on
| by Brandon How
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is facing a backlog in processing privacy and freedom of information complaints amid concerns the office is underfunded. Responding to a question...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The Law Council of Australia has warned that proposed changes to allow the nation’s international and domestic intelligence agencies to more easily gather covert intelligence on people in Australia...