Tag: Courtney Houssos

NSW launches in-house consultant service across government

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW government has launched an in-house Expert Advisory Network (EAN) aimed at reducing public sector reliance on outside consultants and making better use of existing expertise. Set up...

Outsourcing crackdown saves NSW $450m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A squeeze on external consultants and individual contractors by the Minns government has saved the state nearly half a billion dollars, NSW Finance minister Courtney Houssos announced over the...

Govt procurement gets electric bus maker moving

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Electric buses will be manufactured on the NSW South Coast at a new facility announced by Australian-owned bus maker Foton Mobility Distribution on Thursday. It follows a state government...

Houssos demands more from NSW govt’s $42b spend

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government’s devolved procurement framework will be reshaped into a hub and spoke model next year as part of Minister Courtney Houssos’s sweeping changes to how the state...

NSW Treasurer to deliver 2024 Awards keynote

Posted on   |  by David McClure
New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will deliver the industry keynote address at the gala dinner for the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence in Sydney on October 30. From...

‘More work to be done’: NSW procurement tightened again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
All nine recommendations from a NSW procurement inquiry will be supported by the Minns government, including more consideration of retained economic benefit and an easier path for small suppliers...

Dodgy suppliers to be banned in NSW procurement overhaul

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW procurement accreditation system will be reviewed and dodgy suppliers banned in response to repeated warnings that the state’s buying framework is failing and agencies are “marking their...