Author: Joseph Brookes

US space prime taps Sydney satellite firm for SouthPAN build

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Sydney-based Av-Comm Space and Defence has won a $25 million contract to build and service four Radio Frequency Uplink subsystems for the rollout of the new Southern Positioning Augmentation...

Uni researchers call for big changes at the ARC

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A year on from the political interference scandal that rocked the Australian Research Council, university and research groups are backing an overhaul of the agency, recommending better governance, clearer...

$2m Defence innovation review dead and buried

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A $2 million review of Australia’s defence innovation system looks unlikely to ever be released after the former Coalition government sat on it for five months and the Department...

Horror audit had ‘material impact’ on DTA relationships

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A damning audit of the procurement practices at the Digital Transformation Agency has harmed its “psyche” and had a material impact on its relationship with other agencies, its chief...

Basics baffling govt agencies after ‘cyber slumber’

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Nearly 90 per cent of Australian government entities still aren’t implementing basic cyber resilience protections despite a growing risk, an annual assessment of Commonwealth cyber posture released on Friday...

Deloitte govt contracts soar 67% since pandemic to $324m

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The Australian government paid Deloitte more than $324 million last financial year, representing a staggering $130 million or 67 per cent increase in federal outsourcing to the company since...

10 bidders seek compo from botched Industry dept procurement

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The Industry department is negotiating compensation claims with nearly a dozen unsuccessful tenderers to its flagship business support program after the federal watchdog exposed serious problems with the procurement...