Tag: Katy Gallagher

Gallagher adds govt services beat in pre-election reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a ministerial shake-up, handing Finance minister Katy Gallagher responsibility for the country’s welfare agencies through Services Australia. Senator Gallagher will take the position...

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

DTA procurement review looks to ‘level playing field’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A strategic review of whole-of-government technology sourcing arrangements will look at options to boost procurement from local small and medium-sized businesses, according to Finance minister Katy Gallagher. Senator Gallagher...

Politics and cultural inertia stymie procurement reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is surely no more challenging federal issue in need of urgent reform than tech procurement policy. It is the giant industry development policy lever sitting in plain sight,...

DTA resisters pique Cabinet committee interest

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies that go rogue and defy whole-of-government digital policies and standards are attracting the attention of the powerful Expenditure Review Committee of Cabinet. Finance minister Katy Gallagher on...

PwC federal work ban extended until mid-2025

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Consulting giant PwC will be barred from bidding on new federal government work until at least mid-next year, extending a public service directive mutually agreed by the firm and...

Consulting giants take $900m hit under Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Big Four consulting firms and Accenture received almost $900 million less from federal agencies last year compared to the Coalition government’s final 12 months, data to be released...

Defence and tech lead Canberra’s $528m insourcing drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Technology and Defence contractors account for most of the $528 million in outsourced work that federal agencies will bring back in house this financial year under Labor’s directive to...