Tag: contractors

ATO to save $32m on tech outsourcing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Taxation Office will cut tech outsourcing by $32 million, with the agency’s adoption of artificial intelligence and other automation technologies to be increasingly delivered in-house. The decline...

Sky-high IT contractor costs at weather bureau

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s national weather agency forked out more than $400 million on external contractors for its long-running IT upgrade – the full cost of which has never publicly been revealed....

ADHA weighs insourcing for My Health Record

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
National digital health systems, including the country’s My Health Record, could be insourced from as early as next year as part of government-wide push to unseat consultants and contractors...

Defence to wear new APS contractor cuts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department will need to find more than $270 million in savings over the next four years as part of the Albanese government’s extended purge of contractors and...

NSW Labor promises to cut govt outsourcing by $1.6bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW Labor will cut government spending on external contractors by 25 per cent and use the $1.6 billion in savings to improve essential services like education and health if...

No further tech contractor cuts planned at Services Aus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Services Australia is planning no further cuts to its technology contractor workforce this year after shedding 1245 workers in late 2022 and standing down more over the Christmas and...

NSW contractor spend doubles to $1.2bn in pandemic

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Spending on contractors at New South Wales’ biggest government agencies has doubled since the start of the pandemic, climbing from just over $600 million to more than $1.2 billion...