Tag: DTA

APS agencies run with Microsoft Copilot after trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An APS-wide trial of Microsoft Copilot might have wrapped up but it has not stopped federal government agencies from continuing to pay a premium to use the generative AI...

SAP’s $151m whole-of-govt deal gets a squeeze

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
SAP’s new whole-of-government contract is valued at around a third of what was being paid under the previous arrangement, an agreement that was also several years longer, fuelling speculation...

Legacy tech sweep for govt’s new investment plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Decades old legacy technologies are creating concerns across the federal government, with tech heavy Services Australia conducting a sweep of their own aging systems and the Digital Transformation Agency...

DTA stripped of ‘life events’ services push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is under fire for a slow down on reforms for ‘life event’ services after revelations it had not funded a proposal to reinvigorate the mammoth project...

SAP bribery scandal draws DTA scrutiny

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s digital agency sought assurances from the local arm of German software giant SAP after it settled a bribery investigation involving foreign government officials earlier this year....

AI deployed without checks across government

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
More than 75 artificial intelligence projects were underway across federal government last year before consistent governance frameworks were in place, raising questions about how agencies could audit the decisions...

Cost of APS-wide Microsoft Copilot trial grows

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot across the federal government has surpassed the $1.2 million it was originally costed at and could grow higher still as more users sign...