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DTA fronts its big staff issue

The Digital Transformation Agency’s new chief executive has made bringing stability and leadership to the troubled organisation his key priority in an effort to combat the “relatively high staff...

DTA goes cold on blockchain

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency appears less than impressed with blockchain’s current capabilities after it was given $700,000 in budget funding to investigate the technology. After its initial research, the...

DTA gets $90m digital ID boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency will take charge of a $92 million budget allocation in the 2018/19 financial year to accelerate the implementation of its GovPass digital identity program. The...

DTA Marketplace: work in progress

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Digital Transformation Agency chief digital officer Peter Alexander concedes that robust criticism by SMEs of the Digital Marketplace is not unreasonable. Mr Alexander says the underwhelming recent findings of...

DTA cranks digital skills program

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency will recruit and place 250 new entry-level digital staff across federal departments and agencies over the next year as part of a drive to improve...

Thompson, Reichelt quit DTA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency has lost another two of its most senior digital executives – two of its most senior women – with the shock resignations of Digital Marketplace...

Alexander to lead new DTA unit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Respected former Treasury CIO Peter Alexander is to be appointed to lead the Digital Transformation Agency’s powerful new whole-of-government ICT program management office, based in Canberra. The appointment returns...

The DTO’s giant revolving door

Posted on   |  by James Riley
To the casual observer, the Digital Transformation Office looks like it has become a high-powered revolving door. Lots of people, lots of churn. The latest senior appointment is former Treasury...