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APS staff caps under a spotlight

The increased reliance on outside consultants by the Digital Transformation Agency is leading to a loss of jobs and expertise in the public service, according to federal Labor. Shadow...

DTA consultant costs up 5x in a year

21 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The dollar value of contracts awarded by the Digital Transformation Agency to tier one management consultants has increased by nearly five times in the financial year since it was...

APS review response ‘totally inadequate’: Labor

18 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The Opposition has labelled the government response to the Thodey review of the public sector as “weak” and “inadequate”, with key recommendations like the scrapping of the staffing cap...

Thodey reveals APS interim report

20 March 2019 | by James Riley

Automation and artificial intelligence present “compelling opportunities” for the Australian public sector to deliver better services to the public, but internal skills gaps need to be addressed urgently, the...

PM’s guide to mandarin survival

20 April 2016 | by Stuart Kennedy

Proclaiming that there has “never been a more exciting time to be a public servant” the Prime Minister laid down his ideas yesterday for how savvy mandarins can live...