Tag: apsc

Govt sets aside $166m for public service AI chatbot

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence tool for the public service will receive more than $166 million in funding over the next three years, the federal government has announced in its...

Corruption watchdog won’t pursue Robodebt officials

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national corruption watchdog will not pursue the six public officials who were referred to it last year by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt scheme after finding it...

PwC lands $3.7m deal to revamp APS data tool

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A decades old employment data tool that holds sensitive information on 815,000 public servants will be redeveloped on an accelerated schedule by consultants under a $3.7 million contract. Consulting...

DTA chief takes back APS Digital Profession duties

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital Transformation Agency chief Chris Fechner will steer the Australia Public Service’s central digital capability building program after being appointed the new head of the Digital Profession. Mr Fechner...

DTA loses APS digital professions program

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Responsibility for the program aimed to improve the digital capability of the Australian Public Service has been shifted from the Digital Transformation Agency, as a significant restructuring at the...