Tag: Australian Public Service

Contractors have ‘hollowed out’ APS tech skills

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A year-long review of the Australian Public Service has slammed the growing externalisation of ICT projects and skills, warning contractors are now being relied on for “core, ongoing work”...

Public service women in digital: Apply now

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Time is running out to apply for the public sector Coaching for Women in Digital Program, with applications closing on Monday 9 August. Now in its second year, the...

On govt tech outsourcing and tax obligations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Greater scrutiny of historical tax behaviour of tech giants should be considered by governments when awarding IT contracts, according to corporate tax experts who argue giving the work to...

ServicesAus’ tech delivery ‘run down’ by outsourcing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Services Australia has been “run down” by a reliance on outsourcing and private contractors which has led to substandard ICT delivery programs, the public sector union says. In a...

Visa outsourcing is a very bad idea: CPSU

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The public sector union has urged the federal government to reconsider its latest attempt to outsource the development of a visa processing platform, labelling it another “rush to use...

Gutting the APS created a diversity problem

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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...