Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

COVIDSafe report missing the one thing that matters

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Like the villain in a bad horror movie, COVIDSafe refuses to die. It has been a staggering fall from grace for the contact tracing app, heralded as the “ticket”...

DTA dishes out contracts worth millions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has dished out a number of contracts to private companies worth millions of dollars, including for work on the redevelopment of myGov and a review...

Falling short on sovereign capability advice

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called on government to establish a ‘Made in Australia’ Office to assess domestic capability gaps in the information technology supply chain. But...

DTA chief Randall Brugeaud steps aside

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Digital Transformation Agency CEO Randall Brugeaud is set to leave at the end of the month, after three years in the role, with the agency facing a significant funding...

More contractors than staff in govt IT roles

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
There are more temporary contract workers involved in government technology projects than full-time Australian Public Service staff, with some large agencies using more than four times as many tech...

DTA hands KPMG $850,000 for two month job

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Digital Transformation Agency has handed consulting giant KPMG a $850,000 contract running for just two months, with the agency declining to explain the details of this work. Tender...

‘Large reduction’ in DTA funding and responsibilities

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There has been a “large reduction” in the Digital Transformation Agency’s funding and responsibilities, with a number of its key projects moved to other agencies, its chief executive Randall...

One third of DTA workforce are labour hire staff

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Nearly a third of the Digital Transformation Agency’s total workforce are temporary labour hire staff, as concerns continue to grow over a lack of in-house tech expertise in the...

Agency cuts lead to tech outsourcing fears

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The key agencies tasked with delivering the government’s billion-dollar digital spend are facing staffing and funding cuts, leading to concerns the funding will flow straight to private contractors and...