Tag: procurement

Health department’s software SNAFU laid bare

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Health department has been locked in a year-and-a-half long legal battle over whether it owns software developed by subcontractors, after the consultancy that sat in the middle...

Procurement advisers cash in on ATO technology uplift

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Half a dozen external procurement advisers were paid $88 million to assist the tax office with sourcing its major IT managed services, after the deals blew out more than...

DTA won’t reveal true cost of Canberra’s AWS mega-deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A federal government decision to withhold the cost of its latest three-year cloud mega-deal with Amazon Web Services has sparked transparency concerns and criticism that it has been strong-armed...

David Elliot on tech capability and procurement reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
David Elliot has been agitating for public sector procurement reforms that would make it easier for small Australian technology companies to sell to the federal government for 20 years....

Gallagher to retain Finance portfolio in ministry reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor Senator and senior frontbencher Katy Gallagher will retain the Finance portfolio in the Albanese government’s second term, giving her control of whole-of-government technology and keenly anticipated procurement reforms....

Qld to push procurement for small local suppliers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government will review its procurement policy and establish more pathways for small local firms and innovative suppliers through a $100 million small and family business push outlined...

Pocock promises innovation agenda in second stint

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Independent senator David Pocock would throw his weight behind lifting R&D investment, startup support and responsible innovation in a second term, saying politicians need to do more to back...

Whole-of-govt tech mega-deals review gets underway

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has opened the consultation process for an independent review of its seven technology mega-deals, collectively worth more than a billion dollars each year. The review of...