The Albanese government’s in-house consultancy will be up and running by the end of the year, with around 20 staff providing professional services and focusing on building capability and...
Public Sector
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Embattled consulting giant PwC’s federal work is plummeting and it faces a criminal investigation after its partners were caught exploiting confidential government information for profit. The firm has still...
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The Western Australian state government has launched a new intellectual property policy to facilitate the commercialisation of public sector innovation. Commercialisation of state-owned IP may take place when there...
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A new panel of data centre providers pursuing government contracts have had to bare their green credentials by meeting a “strengthened” set of standards as the federal government becomes...
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Parliament’s Audit Committee has launched a new inquiry into the alleged tech lobbying scandal embroiling Services Australia, the National Disability Insurance Agency and a consulting firm linked to former...
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The New South Wales government has extended its main sourcing agreement with German software giant SAP by another year, as it prepares to re-negotiate the contract now estimated to...
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The federal government will invest more than $2 billion in a four-year overhaul of digital platforms as it seeks to rebuild the service delivery footings of the Australian Public...
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Federal departments have slashed their spend on outside consultants in the Albanese government’s first year, as an audit reveals the cost of external labour ballooned to nearly $21 billion...
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has switched providers for its IT support service, moving from long-term supplier NEC and its lucrative $55 million contract to a new...
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Influential economist Mariana Mazzucato has urged Australia’s Parliament to introduce new disclosure requirements for consulting companies working for government, warning of widespread conflicts of interest at global firms that...
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New South Wales state insurer icare has handed a $38.5 million contract to the same consulting firm it was found to have favoured in a 2015 procurement scandal involving...
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The whole-of-government permissions capability platform devised by consultants and built by external contractors has been scrapped after the government sunk at least two years and $16.5 million into the...
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TikTok will be banned on Australian government-issued devices over cyber security and foreign interference fears, following similar bans of the Chinese social media platform by other Five Eyes nations....
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The federal government is preparing to renegotiate its software licensing arrangement with German tech giant SAP, after one contract connected with the deal ballooned almost eight times its original...