Tag: ANAO

Digital ID, CDR and AI in the audit office’s crosshairs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office is mulling investigations into the Consumer Data Right, the digital identity scheme and the federal government’s oversight of new technologies, but an inquiry into the...

Health department’s software SNAFU laid bare

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Health department has been locked in a year-and-a-half long legal battle over whether it owns software developed by subcontractors, after the consultancy that sat in the middle...

Procurement advisers cash in on ATO technology uplift

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Half a dozen external procurement advisers were paid $88 million to assist the tax office with sourcing its major IT managed services, after the deals blew out more than...

Defence industry seeks change after tough ANAO review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A scathing Auditor General’s report into maximising Australian industry participation in Defence procurement contracts has drawn mixed reaction from local industry, which called for changes to the way Defence...

Federal auditor eyes a review of $22.7bn Future Made plan

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national auditor is contemplating a review of the federal government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia plan, more than half of which is earmarked for critical minerals and...

ATO building AI models without specific governance policies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Taxation Office is building and deploying AI models in-house without centralised policies and guidance for public servants, exposing it to legal and ethical risks, the auditor-general has...