Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

Canberra’s IBM deal nears $1.2bn after just two years

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
IBM’s whole-of-government sourcing deal with the federal government has shot past the $1 billion mark in less than two years, far exceeding the initial $725 million expectation with three...

DTA procurement review looks to ‘level playing field’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A strategic review of whole-of-government technology sourcing arrangements will look at options to boost procurement from local small and medium-sized businesses, according to Finance minister Katy Gallagher. Senator Gallagher...

Unlocking public sector success after GovERP

Posted on   |  by Aleksandar Vranesevic
Public sector organisations increasingly rely on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as a unified platform to streamline business processes across finance, human resources, procurement and asset management. While ERP...

DTA resisters pique Cabinet committee interest

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies that go rogue and defy whole-of-government digital policies and standards are attracting the attention of the powerful Expenditure Review Committee of Cabinet. Finance minister Katy Gallagher on...

Digital proposals reaching Cabinet without DTA review

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost 40 per cent of federal government technology projects are progressing to Cabinet for sign-off without being reviewed by the agency tasked with overseeing digital investment. As the government...

APS workers saved an hour a day during Copilot trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot saved some federal public servants up to an hour each day when searching for, summarising information and drafting documents, an evaluation has found....

DTA delivers digital reality check after $1b in tech wrecks

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal public servants have been urged not to underestimate the cost of digital projects or exaggerate expected benefits in new guidance that follows around $1 billion in failed tech...

Data sovereignty scheme backlog hits new high

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The number of companies waiting for sign-off under the federal government’s troubled data sovereignty scheme has reached its highest level in two years. Amid a review of the scheme...