Tag: APS

Government’s in-house consultants race to self sufficiency

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s in-house consulting unit’s new funding is only for one year and the total amount of that funding will remain undisclosed, officials revealed Thursday after Budget papers...

Gig Guide: Assistant Treasurer to leave parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will not recontest the next federal election, leaving the frontbench amid the federal government’s renewed push to get social media giants to pay for news....

Gig Guide: eHealth NSW gets new CEO

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new chief information officer of NSW Health Richard Taggart began his tenure this week, eight months since his predecessor vacated the role. Mr Taggart also takes the reins...

Problem-busting AI startup tapped for APS rebuild

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Canberra startup using bleeding edge AI to tackle complex problems like geopolitics and the energy transition has been tapped for the Albanese government’s public service rebuild under a...

Gig Guide: ARC finds permanent CEO after year-long search

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Renowned biochemist and Australian National University pro vice-chancellor Professor Ute Roessner has been named the new chief executive of the Australian Research Council. Ms Roessner, who will begin her...

Gig Guide: Marles appoints new cyber chief

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre is Stephanie Crowe, who replaces Abigail Bradshaw following her  promotion to director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Ms Crowe has...

Gig Guide: Former CSIRO deputy chief scientist joins AWS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The CSIRO’s former deputy chief scientist Dr Jill Freyne is now Amazon Web Services’ healthcare industry manager, her first private sector role since joining the national science agency 15...