The Digital Transformation Agency has flown largely under the radar of the new Albanese Government since it won power at the May election, perhaps unsurprisingly. And for an agency...
An examination of the Digital Transformation Agency’s most costly procurements has found it did not manage risks or follow Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and “fell short of ethical requirements” in...
Deloitte was the only supplier approached for a major overhaul of the myGov platform that has netted the consulting giant more than $45 million so far, a scathing audit...
The government agency responsible for outsourcing the development of the failed COVIDSafe app did not monitor the developer’s performance or consider value for money as the contract more than...
The national audit office has included a slew of government tech programs and the rapidly growing use of consultants in the public service among its potential inquiries for the...
Some of the Public Service’s biggest users of outside contractors are not ensuring the outsourced workers are properly qualified, inducted or discharged, the national audit office has found, putting...
A newly-formed Victorian company was awarded a $30 million contract to provide commercialisation services to the federal government despite its bid being $13 million more expensive than the other...
The awarding of $160 million worth of contracts to delivery partners under the Industry department’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme was “deficient in significant respects”, with large incumbents given unfair advantages and...
The administration of $1.3 billion in grants from the Coalition’s flagship manufacturing program could come under the audit office’s microscope after being listed as a potential investigation next year,...
There is “insufficient evidence” that the federal government’s $150 million program to streamline grants has delivered any benefits, and the scheme has failed to achieve three of its four...