Tag: DTA

Gen AI prompts DTA rethink of govt websites

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has created a new sense of urgency for the federal government to review the uniformity of its countless official websites, according to the...

New ATO mainframe pushes IBM deal to $900m in nine months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
IBM has secured almost $900 million in federal work through its renewed whole-of-government sourcing agreement in less than nine months, with a new mainframe at the Tax Office pushing...

DTA primes govt’s data and digital plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s upcoming data and digital strategy will be accompanied by an iterative implementation plan so the new guidance stays relevant through technological changes and can guide new...

‘Nobbled’ DTA languishing under Finance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Opposition services minister Paul Fletcher says the Digital Transformation Agency’s role has been diminished as part of a backwards step on government technology and digital services that will need...

Cath Thompson on the long road to digital trustworthiness

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Catherine Thompson had spent a career in corporate procurement roles, among other things, before she landed in 2015 at the Digital Transformation Office. These were heady days for digital...

Facial recognition, digital ID laws could arrive in parallel

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Controversial facial recognition laws previously rejected by Parliament’s intelligence and security committee could be reintroduced in “parallel” with the Albanese government’s new digital identity legislation. As the timeline for...