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Navy drops 20k a day on consultant-led cyber uplift

The Department of Defence will pay consultants more than $20,000 every day for the next 18 months to test the Navy’s cyber hygiene after years of government uplift programs....

IBM contracts surge after whole of government deal

25 January 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Canberra’s largest government agencies have stuck multi-year deals with IBM worth more than $350 million following the arrival of the renegotiated whole-of-government agreement earlier this month. The Department of...

Defence data centre support deal passes $2bn

10 January 2023 | by Justin Hendry

American defence and IT services giant Leidos will be paid more than $2.6 million a month over the next two years to continue supporting Defence’s data centre and network...

Defence quietly scraps $23m student system three years in

20 December 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A cloud-based enterprise student management system that was delivered to Defence 18 months ago has been abandoned after a review found it was “unable to achieve the capability outcomes...

Consulting giants, DXC join IBM on $1bn-plus Defence SAP project

25 November 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Consulting giants Accenture and Deloitte and DXC Technology have been brought in to work on the final phase of Defence’s multi-billion-dollar enterprise resource planning (ERP) system project. The Department...

Gig Guide: Defence seeks new CIO

18 November 2022 | by Brandon How

The Department of Defence has begun searching for a new chief information officer to lead its ICT strategic direction, although incumbent Stephen Pearson is yet to vacate the role....

‘Laser-like’ focus on Defence projects after delays, blowouts

10 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

An independent projects management office offering “laser-like” focus to troubled Defence projects will be established after 28 major projects were revealed to be running a combined $6.5bn over budget...

Cyber hub pilot extended as govt considers long-term future

4 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Efforts to centralise federal government networks through a handful of cyber hubs in Canberra’s biggest agencies will continue until the New Year, after the pilot program was extended. The...

Defence manufacturing worth $1.6bn to Australia

30 September 2022 | by Brandon How

The Defence industry was worth $8.88 billion to the Australian economy in financial year 2020-21, of which around 18 per cent was contributed directly through manufacturing. This is according...

Accenture’s federal contracts jump 30% to $480m in FY21/22

29 September 2022 | by Brandon How

The value of consulting and delivery giant Accenture’s active contracts with the federal government grew by 30 per cent last financial year to $480 million, a $110 million increase...

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Navy drops 20k a day on consultant-led cyber uplift

IBM contracts surge after whole of government deal

Defence data centre support deal passes $2bn

Defence quietly scraps $23m student system three years in

Consulting giants, DXC join IBM on $1bn-plus Defence SAP project

Gig Guide: Defence seeks new CIO

‘Laser-like’ focus on Defence projects after delays, blowouts

Cyber hub pilot extended as govt considers long-term future

Defence manufacturing worth $1.6bn to Australia

Accenture’s federal contracts jump 30% to $480m in FY21/22

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