Tag: Home Affairs

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

The winds of change: Global tech must embrace data localisation

Posted on   |  by Jason Duerden
As cybercrime surges across the public and private sectors, global tech companies are being challenged to tighten data localisation and data sovereignty capability while supporting the federal government’s vision...

Air Force Commander to lead national cybersecurity efforts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Air Force Commander Darren Goldie will lead the federal government’s cybersecurity incident response efforts as its inaugural national cybersecurity coordinator. Air Vice-Marshall Goldie will take up the role leading...

Permissions capability platform tender gets an ANAO thumping

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Department of Home Affairs “departed” from its initial tender requirements in awarding Accenture the contract for the permission capability platform, according to an audit which calls into question...

Drones suspended at Home Affairs as Chinese tech fears grow

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Chinese technology fears are growing across the federal government, with Border Force joining Defence in suspending the use of drones from a Shenzhen-based manufacturer on security grounds. Representatives from...

$80m government cyber hubs pilot axed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A Coalition-era program to centralise federal government networks through hubs in Canberra’s biggest agencies has been axed after an $80 million pilot, with a series of new initiatives to...

Morrison govt spent $21bn on ‘shadow’ APS workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal departments have slashed their spend on outside consultants in the Albanese government’s first year, as an audit reveals the cost of external labour ballooned to nearly $21 billion...