Tag: DTA

COVIDSafe costs up to $300k per month to run

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
COVIDSafe is costing up to $300,000 per month to continue running, with the federal government’s controversial contact tracing app not picking up any new close contacts anywhere in the...

BCG and McKinsey govt contracts double in 2020

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The dollar value in government contracts awarded to Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey doubled in 2020, with both large US management consultant firms enjoying a sharp increase in federal...

Deloitte’s federal work jumps 35% in pandemic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The value of consulting giant Deloitte’s contracts with the Digital Transformation Agency increased by more than 1,000 percent in 2020 over the previous year, with the company’s overall government...

Govt hands UK firm $11m digital ID contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has awarded a UK company a $11 million contract to deliver biometrics technology as part of its digital identity program. The Australian Taxation Office signed the...

A Marketplace milestone that is without meaning

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is important to mark milestones and to celebrate successes. This is how most of us maintain forward momentum in important work. But when the ‘success’ is so lame...

Three tech giants shortlisted for visa platform job

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Three US tech giants have been shortlisted by the government to have another go at developing its new “permissions capability” platform to handle visa processing, after a botched first...

DTA deal with SAP has grown to $315m

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has renewed its whole-of-government deal with German tech giant SAP, which is now worth $315 million. Last week the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) confirmed it...

DTA spends $20m on contractors this financial year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has entered contracts worth more than $20 million with recruiters and HR firms for temporary staff in the current financial year alone, with ongoing concerns...

Deloitte lands new $4.5m contract for myGov work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has handed Deloitte a contract worth $4.5 million for further work on the new myGov platform, bringing the consulting giant’s total bill for the project to...