Tag: Auditor-General

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Watchdog eyes govt digital ID scheme audit

The national auditor is considering putting the federal government’s $450 million digital identity program under the microscope, with a planned review of the scheme’s budget and effectiveness. The Australian...

Audit slaps AEC for 2016 ballot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Auditor-General has slapped the Australian Electoral Commission over its handling of aspects of the 2016 federal election, pointing to IT contracts that did not provide value for money and...

NISA critique is way too harsh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Auditor-General’s recent review of the design and monitoring of the National Innovation and Science Agenda risks throwing out the outcome baby with the process bathwater. Industry development policy...