Tag: Industry department

Audit office clears king-sized cost of PsiQuantum legal fees

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national auditor has cleared a multi-million dollar blowout on legal advice for the federal government’s investment in Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum, concluding that the key due diligence contract...

Space agency looks for outside help as demand grows

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space agency is set to create an expanded panel arrangement to source external analysis and advice for launch permits and other space activity approvals, as it fights off...

Govt loan untouched as PsiQuantum capital raise incomplete

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US-based PsiQuantum is yet to meet the terms of its $275 million debt agreement with the federal government, preventing it from drawing down on the partially-interest free loan months...

DISR restarts Entrepreneurs’ Program corruption inquiries

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has reopened its investigation of a procurement scandal involving its defunct $484 million innovation program after the matter was passed back to it by federal police...

Salesforce lands DISR deal through limited tender

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Salesforce has cracked the federal Industry department, landing a $1 million deal this month through limited tender to supply the national science museum with software over three years. The...