Tag: KPMG

Defence scrambles to block below the line bids

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence is still examining the “paper trail” of potential conflicts in its $515 million defence data project after its own data lead left in 2019 to join KPMG, the...

Consultants, tech firms make $1.4m in political donations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A handful of tech firms and the big four consultancies together donated almost $1.4 million to Australia’s major political parties last year, according to newly released figures which have reignited...

Senate to probe tech sector’s ‘sovereign capability’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Parliament will investigate “sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector” over six months next year after David Pocock had the issue referred to the Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday....

Defence slams the brakes on Big Four spending

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Department of Defence reduced spending with the Big Four consulting giants by an average 40 per cent in the 2022/23 financial year, the first full 12 month reporting...

Consultants land $70m for REDSPICE ramp-up

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Three consulting firms will rake in close to $70 million over the next three years to help Australia’s cyber spy agency expand beyond Canberra and add almost 2000 staff...

Consultants, tech sector pour donations into political parties

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Consultancies, tech companies, lobby groups and a former Industry minister’s business donated more than $1.5 million directly to Australia’s major political parties during the election year. The Big Four...

NSW govt ‘over-reliant’ on the same consultants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An “over-reliance” on the same consultants in the New South Wales government, particularly those from the Big Four consulting houses, is creating risks for agencies, according to the state’s...

Defence gives KPMG another $11m to finish its analytics tool

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence will pay KPMG more than $5 million a year to finish building and support a data modelling tool the consultants have already spent two-and-a-half-years developing under a contract...