Tag: Department of Finance

‘Real legal risk’: Tech wreck suppliers to stay hidden

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An upcoming register of tech suppliers that underperform in federal government digital projects will not be shared publicly because of legal risks to the Commonwealth such as defamation. The...

DTA in AI hiring spree after funding boost

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A federal agency leading the government’s AI rollout across the public service has begun building its AI workforce after securing funding late last year to support its growing mandate....

Anthropic breaks onto Canberra’s one-stop AI platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic has broken OpenAI’s monopoly on federal government AI services, with two onshore versions of its powerful Claude model now available to agencies through GovAI. The models – Claude...

Gig Guide: Advanced Navigation welcomes new APAC sales lead

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Sydney-based autonomous systems manufacturer Advanced Navigation has appointed long-serving military legal officer Michelle Toscan as its new head of Asia-Pacific sales. Ms Toscan most recently worked as an executive...

Agency pushback on proposed bans for unethical contractors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed legislation to ban unethical contractors from government procurement opportunities would introduce significant operational risks to technology delivery programs, the Digital Transformation Agency says. A private members bill put...

The Gig Guide: Finance reshuffle puts IT veteran at helm

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Matt Yannopoulos as secretary of the Department of Finance, placing a career public servant with a strong IT and digital background at the helm...

Finance leaves GovAI door ajar to sovereign models

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic’s Claude is set to become the next locally hosted AI model available through GovAI, as the federal government fixes on a technology agnostic approach to boost the platform’s...