Tag: Home Affairs

The information technology cost of closed borders

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government outsourced more than $5 million of technology work to manage its international travel exemptions for one year, including large IT contracts where only a single provider...

Accenture wins govt permissions capability contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Irish consulting giant Accenture has reportedly been awarded the lucrative federal government contract to develop a “permissions capability” which will initially handle visa processing. It comes nearly eight months...

Visa platform delayed to include COVID data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is still yet to decide which of the three shortlisted US tech firms will be tasked with building a new digital visa processing platform, with the...

DTA’s new whole-of-government mandate in PM&C

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has a whole-of-government approach to data and digital policies in its new home in PM&C, employment minister Stuart Robert says. Despite his new role in...

Govt ‘permissions capability’ project behind schedule

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is still yet to choose which large US tech firm will be handed a significant contract to develop a “permissions capability” which will first handle visa...

Watchdog eyes govt digital ID scheme audit

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national auditor is considering putting the federal government’s $450 million digital identity program under the microscope, with a planned review of the scheme’s budget and effectiveness. The Australian...

Govt signs Five Eyes ransomware pledge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
In anticipation of international borders reopening , Australia has recommitted to collaborating with its Five Eyes counterparts on migration, foreign interference, child exploitation and cybercrime – including the growing...

Pezzullo blasts ‘unconscionable’ tech giants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
American technology giants’ surveillance capitalism model of exploiting the personal data of individuals is “unconscionable” and will be increasingly curbed through regulation in Australia and abroad, Home Affairs secretary...
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