Tag: Consultants

Consultants and contractors being phased out of govt work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Consultants and contractors will be banned from performing “core” government work like drafting regulation and leading policy development under new rules from the Albanese government released on Tuesday. Outsourcing...

New inquiry to probe Big Four model, governance ‘gaps’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Parliament has launched another inquiry into consultants, this time scrutinising the structure and culture of the sector currently dominated by a handful of large firms that receive billions in...

NSW govt’s use of consultants to be scrutinised

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A parliamentary inquiry will scrutinise the heavy reliance on consultants by the New South Wales government in the wake of the PwC tax leaks scandal engulfing the Commonwealth. The...

$130m Accenture vetting system rollout still facing issues

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The rollout of the Accenture-built government security vetting system continues to face complications, as the agency in charge fails to meet its KPI on baseline clearances. Technical issues with...

Morrison govt spent $21bn on ‘shadow’ APS workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Tech consultants caught in redundancy wave

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Tech job redundancies are continuing across the economy, with Accenture, the consulting arm of IBM, and Amazon the latest to confirm cuts. The cuts add to the job losses...