Tag: ANAO

ANAO shreds NEC biometric project

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national crime intelligence commission’s management of its doomed biometrics project was “deficient in almost every significant respect” and no milestones were met despite more than $34 million being...

Frosty audit for ABS’ CensusFail

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An Auditor-General’s review of a $313 million business transformation project at the Australian Bureau of Statistics aimed at reducing the risk of system failure has provided insights into the...

Govt agencies fail cyber test

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Government departments and agencies are still failing to implement the baseline cyber security requirements, leaving them “vulnerable” to potential attacks, an audit has revealed. The Australian National Audit Office...

NEC identity gig faces ANAO audit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An investigation has been launched into the suspended biometrics project that NEC Australia was doing for the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission. The audit of the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission’s...

Thales ramps up Aussie dev-ops

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Thales is hiring up developers for its Australian programming centre to help build an ambitious air traffic control system that will cover 11 per cent of the globe’s airspace...

Audit slaps AEC for 2016 ballot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Auditor-General has slapped the Australian Electoral Commission over its handling of aspects of the 2016 federal election, pointing to IT contracts that did not provide value for money and...

NISA critique is way too harsh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Auditor-General’s recent review of the design and monitoring of the National Innovation and Science Agenda risks throwing out the outcome baby with the process bathwater. Industry development policy...

Morrison rejects rogue NISA audit

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected a damning Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) evaluation of the Turnbull Government’s signature National Innovation and Science Agenda, saying there was “plenty of evidence”...