Tech lobby sounds alarm on Canberra’s contractor blacklist plan


Australia’s peak tech industry body has hit out at plans to flag companies that bungle federal digital contracts on an underperformance register, warning the move will inflict lasting reputational damage on firms and do little to improve delivery.

The Digital Transformation Agency put forward the Digital Seller Underperformance Policy (DSUP) in November, calling for industry feedback on the proposal that would record instances of ‘serious underperformance’ on contracts worth $4 …

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