Tag: APS

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...

DTA procurement review looks to ‘level playing field’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A strategic review of whole-of-government technology sourcing arrangements will look at options to boost procurement from local small and medium-sized businesses, according to Finance minister Katy Gallagher. Senator Gallagher...

Gig Guide: Defence industry champion departs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Industry and Defence Network’s chief executive Brent Clark has stepped down from the role after almost half a decade of lobbying for smaller suppliers. Mr Clark took...

Gig Guide: Jas Chambers named STA president-elect

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Science and Technology Australia’s next president will be ocean governance expert Jasmine Chambers, who will take over from Sharath Sriram in November 2025. Ms Chambers has been on the...

Gig guide: Stela Solar steps down from National AI Centre

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The inaugural director of the National AI Centre Stela Solar will depart the organisation next week, six months after the government announced that the centre would shift from the...

Consulting giants take $900m hit under Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Big Four consulting firms and Accenture received almost $900 million less from federal agencies last year compared to the Coalition government’s final 12 months, data to be released...

Defence and tech lead Canberra’s $528m insourcing drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Technology and Defence contractors account for most of the $528 million in outsourced work that federal agencies will bring back in house this financial year under Labor’s directive to...

China-linked investors offload Sydney data centre for $2b

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Chinese-owned data centre provider Global Switch Australia will be acquired by asset manager HMC Capital for $2 billion, more than four years after federal government agencies were told to...