Tag: DTA

NDIS: A Copernican challenge for the actuarial model

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The first article in the series ‘Defending the NDIS’, looked at the horrific complexity caused by the actuarial fiction of ‘primary disability’. The second article zeroed in on the...

Government tech is hard. If not the DTA, then what?

Posted on   |  by Dr Lesley Seebeck
The digital transformation of government has proven difficult for Australia, particularly at the federal level. While some of the states are having some success, the federal government seems stalled,...

‘No savings’ from $150m grants hub program: ANAO

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is “insufficient evidence” that the federal government’s $150 million program to streamline grants has delivered any benefits, and the scheme has failed to achieve three of its four...

DTA budget cut again as tech projects shifted away

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Digital Transformation Agency has had its budget cut again, with the government slashing $5.8 million from the technology agency’s departmental appropriation as its role continues to shift from...

Consultants cash in on mystery DTA procurement support

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government agency responsible for technology procurement has declined to provide almost any detail on its procurement strategy and associated ballooning consultancy costs, as the national auditor begins an...