The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is on notice to show it has moved past a “cowboy” culture that saw it break procurement rules and fall short of ethical requirements...
A government-led parliamentary committee has called for the Department of Finance to expedite the creation of a procurement profession within the Australian Public Service to address the “significant capability...
Two of the federal government’s most high-profile technology misfires of the past year, Defence’s myClearance vetting system and Parliament’s expenses management system, are to be examined by the Australia’s...
“Persistent optimism bias” in cybersecurity reporting by Commonwealth entities is muddying government oversight of the issues, with a parliamentary committee now calling for self-assessments to be subject to an...
The Department of Home Affairs “departed” from its initial tender requirements in awarding Accenture the contract for the permission capability platform, according to an audit which calls into question...
Consulting giant Deloitte acted as both a procurement advisor for the government on its visa processing technology overhaul and helped a company prepare a bid for the lucrative work,...
Australia’s national auditor is contemplating a review of the former Morrison government’s $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative despite an earlier internal review commissioned by Labor clearing the grant selections....
A relatively small group of suppliers have dominated the Digital Marketplace set up by the federal government to encourage competition, new data shows. Just 12 per cent of its...
The value of amendments to existing government contracts skyrocketed to $28 billion last year, a seven-fold increase over the decade, according to new analysis of AusTender data. The use...
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...