Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

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Ed Husic and the Future of Work

Labor’s spokesman on the digital economy Ed Husic has become a fixture in the innovation and startup sector in the past couple of years. He is a pragmatic original...

Gavin Slater’s big fat DTA reboot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater has delivered his first public speech since taking on the vexed role three months ago, outlining his five key priorities for the...

No end for ATO tech nightmare

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Yet another IT failure at the Australian Taxation Office has given the Opposition more ammunition to attack the government’s much-maligned history of digital transformation. During peak tax return time,...

DTA cranks digital skills program

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency will recruit and place 250 new entry-level digital staff across federal departments and agencies over the next year as part of a drive to improve...

Thompson, Reichelt quit DTA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency has lost another two of its most senior digital executives – two of its most senior women – with the shock resignations of Digital Marketplace...

Calling time on robo-debt scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Federal Government’s highly controversial robo-debt recovery system is a “fundamentally broken program” that has had a “profoundly negative impact on the lives of thousands of Australians”, a Senate...

DTA identity chief Dixon resigns

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
Rachel Dixon, the head of the Federal Government’s digital identity project has resigned, leaving the Digital Transformation Agency seeking a replacement just as the initiative enters a crucial stage....

Estimates welcome for new DTA chief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Newly-appointed DTA chief Gavin Slater concedes he has a lot to learn about his new role after an embarrassing first appearance at the Senate estimates where his political impartiality...

Govt ICT spend in Labor sights

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor would continue to press for an independent review of multi-billion dollar increases in Commonwealth spending on information technology, and have held open the prospect of a Senate...

Angus Taylor on new DTA funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency’s $70 million in additional funding includes a substantially expanded cyber security remit and the creation of centralised platform services to complement its governance and standards-setting...