Tag: DTA

Cyber hubs program lacked significant value: Govt evaluation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s cyber hubs program was scrapped after an independent evaluation found the model would not have resulted in a significant cybersecurity uplift or prevented an Optus-style data...

DTA extends Oracle deal as contracts surge $100m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency has extended its whole-of-government sourcing deal with global tech giant Oracle, capping off a year in which the value of the arrangement grew almost $100...

Pressure on DTA, Industry to keep procurement promises

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian National Audit Office will review the procurement reforms put in place at the Digital Transformation Agency, the Industry department and Home Affairs in response to damning audit...

Latest IBM licences push whole of govt deal toward $1bn

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
IBM’s whole of government agreement is approaching $1 billion less than a year after it was announced, with the Tax Office tacking on another $29 million for licences and...

Federal digital proposals are failing at the Cabinet hurdle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Less than a third of technology projects submitted for review by the federal government’s digital investment cop last financial year were closely enough aligned with Cabinet approved policies and...

Cheesecake bridges: Why govt tech funding needs a rethink

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Around one in every 10 dollars spent by the Commonwealth goes to technology. The massive commitment is justified, senior bureaucrats overseeing projects like digital identity say, but how the...

DTA warns face matching law could spook digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Proposed laws that would allow authorities to use the federal government’s identity services to conduct one-to-many matches in very limited circumstances could be detrimental to the uptake of digital...

SMEs locked out of govt marketplace for six more months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Startups and smaller tech firms wanting to break into the federal government market will have to wait another six months to do so after the Digital Transformation Agency pushed...