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DTA hiring spree for ‘secret’ digital product

The Digital Transformation Agency has embarked on a hiring spree for a new team to work on a mysterious project to develop a “national citizen facing digital platform”. The...

MyGov failure as industry is briefed

24 March 2020 | by James Riley

At the moment the unloved MyGov platform began failing on Monday morning, executives from the Digital Transformation Agency were conducting an industry briefing as part of a tender process...

DTA seeks new myGov platform provider

16 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The DTA is on the hunt for an organisation to help design a revamped myGov platform, building on a $1 million prototype made by Deloitte. The Digital Transformation Agency...

Govt flags digital ID budget spend

20 March 2019 | by Denham Sadler

An extra $67.2 million earmarked for the government’s digital ID project is just one of several tech investments to be featured in next month’s budget, according to outgoing digital...

Digital shift in welfare burden

25 June 2018 | by James Riley

Increased automation and digitisation in government welfare services had “shifted the burden” onto the community sector and hurting Australia’s most vulnerable citizens, a new report has found. The Anglicare...

Federation is the key to Govt ID

24 April 2018 | by James Riley

Creating a single identity for Australians has long been a complex issue with the potential for significant backlash from the public when handled poorly. The attempt at an Australia...

Gavin Slater’s big fat DTA reboot

4 August 2017 | by James Riley

Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater has delivered his first public speech since taking on the vexed role three months ago, outlining his five key priorities for the...

myGov gets an ugly report card

6 July 2017 | by James Riley

The Commonwealth’s myGov platform has been “largely effective,” despite ballooning costs and an inability to bring new government services onto the platform, an audit report has found. The Australian...

DHS to hire 125 STEM grads

3 April 2017 | by James Riley

The Department of Human Services is looking to employ more than 100 STEM graduates to assist with its wide-ranging IT efforts that include projects at the centre of much...

Turnbull unveils new digital plans

18 June 2016 | by James Riley

A re-elected Coalition Government will publish a digital transformation roadmap for the public sector by November, and give citizens access to dashboard data that measures against delivery timelines and...

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