Tag: Katy Gallagher

BCG govt work still growing after pandemic jump

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Federal government contracts with Boston Consulting Group grew by another seven per cent in the last financial year after an explosion of government work during the pandemic, thanks in...

UK in-house consultancy offers APS a path

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A proposed in-house consulting service for the Australian Public Service looks likely to be modelled on similar hubs introduced overseas that have produced encouraging early results. Finance minister Katy...

Digital ministers meeting gets cyber focus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
All three federal ministers responsible for digital and cybersecurity will take part in the first inter-jurisdictional meeting of digital ministers to occur since the formation of the new Albanese...

Govt scraps industry grants to seed reconstruction fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The scrapping of controversial Morrison Government industry grants programs will be used to underwrite the establishment of Labor’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, which aims to reshape the economy...

Labor retains regional APS digital training program

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
300 data and digital training and employment opportunities will be offered in four regional cities from next year under a continuation of a Morrison-era program by the Labor government,...

Katy Gallagher on in-house consulting model for APS

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An in-house consulting unit will be established within the federal government to provide professional services to agencies, reducing the reliance on external consultants, while contractors will be used “only...

Digital ministers to meet, digital ID top of mind

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s digital and data ministers will convene to discuss the federal government’s digital identity system in the wake of the Optus data breach, as legislation for the expansion of...

My Health Record funding void adds to Budget pressures

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A decision by the former Coalition government not to fund the My Health Record system beyond the current financial year is contributing to the “immediate” financial pressures now weighing...

Govt instructs NBNCo to rewrite pricing models

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The government has instructed NBN Co to withdraw and revise the Special Access Undertaking variation that it lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in March. The Special...