Tag: Services Australia

Cyber hub pilot extended as govt considers long-term future

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Efforts to centralise federal government networks through a handful of cyber hubs in Canberra’s biggest agencies will continue until the New Year, after the pilot program was extended. The...

David Thodey to lead major audit of myGov platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A panel of experts led by former CSIRO chair David Thodey will undertake a major audit of myGov promised by the federal government in the lead up to the...

Govt launches revamped myGov, says app still ‘coming soon’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has launched its revamped myGov platform, as its full attention now turns to delivering a long-promised smartphone app for accessing government services online. Services Australia flicked...

IBM trousers $39m ServicesAus mainframe upgrade

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
American tech giant IBM will be paid more than $39 million over the next five years to upgrade the mainframe environment serving federal government programs like Centrelink and Medicare....

IBM’s whole of government deal doubles to $2bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
IBM’s government-wide sourcing deal has ballooned to more than $2 billion, double what it was slated to cost over five years in 2018, as negotiations begin on the next...

Broader review of myGov platform is on the cards

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The new Labor government has been advised that a “broader review” of myGov may be needed to shape the future of the platform, as “underlying complexities” continue to plague...

Big Blue: ServicesAus $50m private cloud server upgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia will spend $50 million to upgrade its five-year-old private cloud server fleet to IBM Power midrange hardware for use across the agency. The upgrade comes through a...

Defence, ServicesAus warned over contractor oversight issues

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Some of the Public Service’s biggest users of outside contractors are not ensuring the outsourced workers are properly qualified, inducted or discharged, the national audit office has found, putting...