Tag: DTA

DTA seeks new ideas on transformation refresh

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has launched a new consultation process for its Digital Transformation Strategy refresh, which aims to embrace the accelerated change of the COVID-19 pandemic response to continue and...

COVIDSafe contractor bill now close to $10M

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Canberra firm has been handed an additional $4 million for its work on COVIDSafe, with the government now having paid private contracts worth nearly $10 million for the...

DTA readies for digital identity expansion

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency is readying for a “significant expansion” of its digital identity program over the next six months and will also soon launch a review of the...

DTA defends effectiveness of COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has gone into bat for its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, defending it against a barrage of criticism from Labor senators. Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) representatives...

DTA rejects govt’s own CMS to buy Adobe

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has spent five years encouraging departments and agencies to standardise website software on an open source content management system in order to reduce complexity, save money...

Govt readies for another go at visa processing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is getting ready to have another go at building a digital platform to handle visa processing, after its last a failed attempt to outsource these functions...

DTA to lose 30+ staff despite digital push

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency will lose more than 30 staff this financial year despite average staffing levels across the public sector increasing. The federal budget showed the Digital Transformation...

Govt has another go at failed digital platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is having another go at replacing its long-outdated apprenticeships system with a new digital platform, this time with a vastly increased budget. The federal budget included...

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...