Tag: ECE

Millions spent on dud welfare calculator despite local option

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A “viable” local alternative to the failed Pegasystems platform that was intended to replace a 40-year-old mainframe rules engine used to calculate welfare payments was discovered by Services Australia...

Lessons from Canberra’s latest tech catastrophe

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
If it wasn’t already obvious, this week’s report into Australia’s scuttled business registers transformation has left no room for misinterpretation. The case for large-scale technology projects in government no...

Robert met with vendor multiple times during $191m project bid

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Stuart Robert met with the tech multinational that would go on to win a lucrative government contract on four occasions during the procurement process, without public servants or probity advisers...

Lobby-linked govt tech contracts probe widens

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former minister Stuart Robert put “pressure” on public servants on Thursday morning over his involvement in an emerging lobbying scandal, Government Services minister Bill Shorten has alleged. The allegation,...