The federal government’s broad definition of an Australian business is hurting the country’s economic complexity, a group of local defence, technology and space companies collectively worth more than $5...
Consulting giant PwC will be barred from bidding on new federal government work until at least mid-next year, extending a public service directive mutually agreed by the firm and...
An APS-wide trial of Microsoft Copilot might have wrapped up but it has not stopped federal government agencies from continuing to pay a premium to use the generative AI...
The Albanese government has flagged “significant” funding for several digital and ICT projects in next week’s federal Budget, even as its targets a historic back-to-back surplus. On Monday, Finance...
Embattled consulting giant PwC has agreed not to bid on any new federal government work for at least seven months at the request of Department of Finance as the...
A salvage mission is underway into the government’s $345 million attempt to consolidate government enterprise resource planning systems, as the Finance department prepares agencies for a move to cheaper...
Two embarrassing leaks of consultants’ pricing rates has accelerated reforms to the federal government’s procurement system, with a new all-in-one solution to handle agencies’ panel buying now expected next...
Australia’s digital identity scheme is set to expand beyond the federal government to states and territories and the private sector after a landmark bill, first drafted more than three...
A parliamentary inquiry into the federal government’s failed upgrade of visa technology has been expanded to include other trouble-plagued IT projects from the last six years, dragging more public...
The Department of Finance on Friday revealed it had received only 20 formal assurances from 236 consulting firms saying that they will not misuse the rates of competitors that...