Tag: Hosting Certification Framework

Suppliers face strict new AI rules in procurement shake-up

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Companies bidding for federal government contracts will soon have to disclose any planned use of artificial intelligence and take responsibility for its output, under new procurement rules set to...

Cyber policy shakeup for govt cloud, networking

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Cloud and networking policies used to help secure the federal government’s vast IT estate will be consolidated as part of a new joined-up framework being developed by the Department...

Oracle clears hurdle for government cloud push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Oracle has been cleared to host sensitive and whole-of-government data on its physically isolated cloud in Canberra, making it the only cloud player to have been certified twice under...

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...

New local players cleared for sensitive government data

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two more Australian tech companies have been cleared to carry protected-level public sector data under the federal government’s Hosting Certification Framework, as an existing provider questions the value of...

‘Diluted’ APS tech policy is helping multinationals to dig in

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government policies that have become “diluted” through competing agency priorities have further entrenched the position of multinational tech companies in Canberra, making it harder for local companies to...

Govt must refer sovereign cloud decision to AFP, NACC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The decision to remove the ‘Sovereign Certified’ status from the Commonwealth’s Hosting Certification Framework should be referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Federal Police to investigate...