Australian Public Service Archives

Public Sector

Gutting the APS created a diversity problem

In the early 2000’s, I remember sitting around conference tables with other government chief information officers and technologists. Female CIOs headed up Immigration, Centrelink, CSIRO, Industry, Finance and AGIMO...

APS staff caps under a spotlight

23 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The increased reliance on outside consultants by the Digital Transformation Agency is leading to a loss of jobs and expertise in the public service, according to federal Labor. Shadow...

DTA consultant costs up 5x in a year

21 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The dollar value of contracts awarded by the Digital Transformation Agency to tier one management consultants has increased by nearly five times in the financial year since it was...

Gov’t responds to Thodey review

13 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has earmarked $15 million to pay for a rapid planning phase to transform the public sector as part of its response to the landmark Thodey review,...

PM’s guide to mandarin survival

20 April 2016 | by Stuart Kennedy

Proclaiming that there has “never been a more exciting time to be a public servant” the Prime Minister laid down his ideas yesterday for how savvy mandarins can live...