Tag: CPSU

Govt to pay Accenture $60 million for permissions capability work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay Irish-domiciled consulting multinational Accenture nearly $60 million to develop a “permissions capability” platform which will initially serve to digitise incoming passenger declaration forms. In...

Dept of Health’s Covid contracts ‘out of control’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s reliance on contractors and consultants for key COVID-19 response work is “out of control” and is not building capability for the next major crisis, the public...

Govt ‘wilfully blind’ on public sector labour hire

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has accused the government of being “wilfully blind” to the use of labour hire within the public service, amid growing concerns about the over reliance on...

NDIS tech still in ‘infancy’, nearly 10 years later

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech system underpinning the National Disability Insurance Scheme is still in its “infancy” despite being launched nearly a decade ago, and this was compounded by the agency being...

‘Serious problem’ with Services Australia’s tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Services Australia has a “serious problem” with its tech capabilities and ICT expertise, with staff often forced to rely on sending information through the post and unstable legacy systems,...

Agency cuts lead to tech outsourcing fears

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The key agencies tasked with delivering the government’s billion-dollar digital spend are facing staffing and funding cuts, leading to concerns the funding will flow straight to private contractors and...

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...