Tag: procurement

DTA opens door to Digital Marketplace 2.0

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new cohort of tech firms are being called up to join the federal government’s new and improved Digital Marketplace, which is poised to open in the second half...

Govt looks to reuse NDIS Salesforce platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency is exploring opportunities to reuse the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new Salesforce CRM system elsewhere in government despite an ongoing investigation into the original procurement....

Govt to include unions on new Defence Industry Council

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will establish a new ‘tripartite’ Defence Industry Council made up of representatives from government, industry and the unions to oversee the development of a sovereign defence...

Quantum needs ‘agile procurement’ by govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Governments must look beyond grant funding to procure cutting edge technology themselves to grow the quantum sector, according to renowned British physicist and professor Sir Peter Knight. Professor Knight,...

Calling all tech SMEs: Govt procurement survey 2024

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Two signature election commitments that the Albanese government took to the 2022 election were its Buy Australian Plan and the creation of a Future Made in Australia Office. The...

NDIA officials investigated for accepting Salesforce gifts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The National Disability Insurance Agency is still investigating its officials’ role in a $126 million Salesforce software contract after questions about the supplier’s influence on them and a “bizarre”...

Tech projects and consultants to feel the heat in 2024

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A bevy of government tech projects, procurements and landmark legislation will go under the microscope in 2024, as the Albanese government pledges better outcomes in the last full year...