Tag: Consulting

Govt’s consulting bill almost $600 million and rising

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost four years into the Albanese government’s consultants purge, agencies are still on the hook for almost $600 million in large active consultant contracts, new integrity disclosures show. The...

DFAT hands BCG $90m for development assistance program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Boston Consulting Group has landed a $90 million contract to deliver a federal government development assistance program that aims to uplift Vietnam’s climate tech and digitalisation capabilities. The Aus4Growth...

Defence to wear new APS contractor cuts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department will need to find more than $270 million in savings over the next four years as part of the Albanese government’s extended purge of contractors and...

Govt to cut APS outsourcing by another $1bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will shave a further $1 billion off its spending on contractors and consultants over the next four years, in a continuation of the outsourcing savings drive...

Quantum lobbyists go to work for PwC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
PwC has engaged the lobbying firm that helped an American quantum computing company secure a near $1 billion government investment this week, as a path back to government work...

Deep freeze: Consulting giants’ federal revenue smashed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The value of federal contracts awarded to global consulting giants plunged by more than $1.1 billion between the 2021 and 2023 calendar years, according to tender data collated by...