Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

Canberra unveils new playbook for technology mega-deals

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canberra is tightening its grip on billions of dollars’ worth of tech spending, unveiling a set of principles that will be used to assess its whole-of-government mega-deals with the...

Defence signs $720m Microsoft deal, its largest ever

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department is set to spend as much as $720 million on Microsoft software over the next five years under its largest-ever volume sourcing deal with the company....

Canberra’s six-week Microsoft splurge nears $2bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government Microsoft contracts are closing in on $2 billion in less than two months, with dozens more agencies signing on to new multi-year contracts under the latest iteration...

Politicians skirt bounds of government AI policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Politicians and their offices are exempt from a key policy governing the use of artificial intelligence across the public sector, exposing a blind spot in Canberra’s push to regulate...

$1bn in a month: Govt’s Microsoft bill skyrockets

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal agencies have signed more than $1 billion in new contracts for Microsoft software licences and cloud services in the past 30 days as sweeping multi-year government subscriptions are...

$500k in vendor gift offers in one year exposed by DTA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Some of the federal government’s largest technology suppliers offered public officials almost $500,000 in gifts and hospitality in a single year, a review triggered by a Salesforce scandal has...

DTA’s contractor blacklist policy takes effect

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Companies behind botched federal government digital projects now face being named on a new underperformance register, in a sign Canberra is taking a tougher stance on the tech sector’s...

Gig Guide: Innovation Victoria launches familiar first board

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Victorian government’s rebranded innovation agency has welcomed seasoned founders Geoff Tarrant and Monique Conheady to head its board of directors. Innovation Victoria launched its inaugural board this week,...

Canberra pays Microsoft $100m for tech support

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will pay Microsoft more than $100 million just for technical support over the next three years, dwarfing the costs of a previous support deal with the...