Tag: government procurement

DTA wants more labour suppliers for Digital Marketplace

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is looking for more ICT labour hire businesses to join its Digital Marketplace (DM) panel. The digital marketplace connects pre-approved businesses supplying digital and...

On govt tech outsourcing and tax obligations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Greater scrutiny of historical tax behaviour of tech giants should be considered by governments when awarding IT contracts, according to corporate tax experts who argue giving the work to...

AIIA defends Govt tech spending spike for 2020

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian government spending on global consultant companies jumped 23 per cent or $225 million during the 2020 pandemic year compared to 2019. But the increase was not unexpected given...

Sovereign tech capability now critical: TechOne

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia must use government purchasing power to build the sovereign capability of its local technology industry to ensure the nation’s critical systems are resilient against the next Black Swan...

Accenture wins big via ATO during pandemic year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture landed a series of prominent contracts with the Australian Taxation Office during 2020, with the Irish-headquartered consulting giant increasing its government work significantly last year. The federal government’s...

Floodgates open for consultants in pandemic year

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Multinational management consulting firms have enjoyed an extraordinarily good year in Canberra. Federal government spending on advice and services from the global outfits soared by hundreds of millions of...

BCG and McKinsey govt contracts double in 2020

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The dollar value in government contracts awarded to Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey doubled in 2020, with both large US management consultant firms enjoying a sharp increase in federal...

Deloitte’s federal work jumps 35% in pandemic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The value of consulting giant Deloitte’s contracts with the Digital Transformation Agency increased by more than 1,000 percent in 2020 over the previous year, with the company’s overall government...

Our SME policy obsession is not working for us

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It might be time for a rethink of Australia’s obsessive focus on small and medium-sized (SME) tech companies in relation to government procurement. The focus should be on Australian...