Tag: audit

Flagship NSW digital health project at risk of cost blowout

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ flagship digital health record project is at risk of a budget blowout after officials significantly underestimated the cost of integrating the new platform with legacy hospital...

Most NSW agencies deploying AI without policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Most NSW government agencies do not have dedicated AI policies in place, an audit shows, as the state rolls out more than 350 different AI tools in areas like...

Creaking state servers expose ‘crown jewels’ tech applications

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
NSW and Victorian government agencies are running swathes of unsupported legacy infrastructure, at times without formal risk assessment and planning despite the systems housing so called “crown jewels” applications....

Qld bypassed its own rules for $64m in industry grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Nearly $64 million in grants bypassed the prescribed assessment processes for one of Queensland’s largest industry development funds at the direction of government, the state’s auditor-general has found. The...

DTA procurement reforms fall short in follow-up audit

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency continues to struggle to meet its obligations under the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, three years after it was first pulled up for widespread non-compliance. A follow-up...

QChat AI tool deployed without proper safeguards

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Queensland Audit Office has criticised the rollout of the state’s generative AI assistant, QChat, after finding the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) failed to implement basic...

NSW auditor delays release of leaked cybersecurity report

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A damning audit exposing cybersecurity failings at four of New South Wales’ six local health districts will be kept under wraps until December after the draft report was leaked...

Drop in NSW agency cyber reports ‘mask’ issues: Auditor

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Fewer government agencies are reporting to NSW’s cyber agency individually, potentially masking issues at a time when compliance with the Essential Eight cybersecurity controls remains low, the state’s auditor-general...