A full inquiry into the government’s illegal robodebt scheme now seems inevitable, with the main question now centring around what form it will take. On Friday afternoon Government Services...
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Software vendors who were locked out of an industry briefing on the Digital Transformation Agency’s new Cloud Marketplace due to an inadequately provisioned conference call have slammed the DTA...
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The DTA is walking back on its aim to integrate its digital identity service with myGov by the end of the financial year, after recently completing a small pilot...
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Deloitte has been given another pay rise for its work on a new social media-inspired myGov platform, with the consulting giant to now receive more than $23 million from...
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Despite nearly 500,000 unlawfully issued debts worth more than $700 million, and the minister still couldn’t apologise. Fronting up to a hastily called press conference after cynically waiting until...
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The federal government will refund nearly 500,000 robodebts worth more than $700 million after admitting significant elements of the scheme were unlawful. In a taking out the trash announcement...
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Better transparency is needed on the cyber resilience measures taken by departments and agencies in the wake of damning exposures of cyber shortcomings across government, with Labor now calling...
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The government is looking to monetise its digital identity program as it prepares to allow state and territory governments and private sector companies to participate in the scheme which...
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The government’s new Cloud Marketplace won’t be up and running until next year, despite initial plans for its launch next month. The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been planning...
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The federal government is now testing Apple and Google’s framework for contact tracing, but its COVIDSafe app would likely need to be fundamentally altered in order to be compatible...
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More than $90 million was spent by government on its failed plan to privatise the visa processing system, but the Boston Consulting Group still came up trumps, landing nearly...
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Public sector organisations are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the rapid shift to the cloud and staff working from home, according to...
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Ok, I don’t want to shock you but I think it’s safe to say the government thinks we’re all pretty stupid. The COVIDSafe app demonstrates that – or more...
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Deloitte’s price tag to develop its prototype for a revamped, social network-inspired myGov update into a working beta product has been doubled. The consulting giant will now receive nearly...