Tag: audit

Data matching disarray as dept flouts audit office

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Government agencies have not launched a fully-fledged review of decades-old data matching laws, despite clear recommendations from the auditor-general to do so last year and warnings in the Robodebt...

Canberra’s ‘long-lived’ IT systems in auditor’s crosshairs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canberra’s reliance on “long-lived, business-critical ICT systems” could soon face renewed scrutiny, with the national audit office weighing up an investigation alongside reviews of several other major tech projects....

ABS cyber scramble threatens Census security

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A decade on from the 2016 Census debacle, new audit findings show preparations for the next national survey in August have been rocked by cybersecurity vulnerabilities and a rush...

NSW Police tech overhaul stalls as costs blow out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A decade-long upgrade of New South Wales’ core policing system will cost another $493 million and take four years more to complete, a damning audit of the troubled project...

Uncertain future: NCRIS admin falls short, Audit Office finds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $5 billion shared research infrastructure program lacks strategic planning and assurance, the audit office has found, as the 20-year old scheme faces an uncertain future. Audit findings tabled...

Tainted NDIA tech, Digital ID cop audits

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Controversial National Disability Insurance Scheme software and Australia’s fledgling Digital ID system will go under the audit office microscope this year amid concerns about both schemes. The audit on...

Legislation drafters’ cloud shift broke procurement rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Commonwealth entity in charge of drafting and publishing Australia’s laws repeatedly breached procurement rules in a $13 million project to shift Australia’s most important legislation register to the...