Author: Joseph Brookes

Govt spends $1.13bn on consultants so far this year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Large consulting firms have won Commonwealth contracts worth $1.13 billion so far this year as the Labor government strives to reduce reliance on the multinationals. At a Senate Estimates...

BoM technology projects hit by an Estimates whirlwind

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Bureau of Meteorology was challenged by senators on Wednesday after not answering a series of questions about suspected cost blow outs in its technology projects...

$74 million PEMS project to drag on for another two years

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Parliament’s expense software upgrade will need another two years to deliver core functionalities and enhancements, as outside auditors encounter the project’s complexities that have resulted in cost blowouts and...

Privacy watchdog loses $12m and faces funding cliff

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s national privacy office will lose more than $11 million in the next financial year as it faces a funding cliff and a backlog of investigations and freedom of...

Australian cyber needs its ‘slip, slop, slap’ moment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s national mission to become one of the world’s most cybersecure nations hinges on building public awareness and opening up the profession, the government’s cyber coordinator said on Wednesday....