Tag: procurement

Quantum needs ‘agile procurement’ by govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Governments must look beyond grant funding to procure cutting edge technology themselves to grow the quantum sector, according to renowned British physicist and professor Sir Peter Knight. Professor Knight,...

Calling all tech SMEs: Govt procurement survey 2024

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Two signature election commitments that the Albanese government took to the 2022 election were its Buy Australian Plan and the creation of a Future Made in Australia Office. The...

NDIA officials investigated for accepting Salesforce gifts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The National Disability Insurance Agency is still investigating its officials’ role in a $126 million Salesforce software contract after questions about the supplier’s influence on them and a “bizarre”...

Tech projects and consultants to feel the heat in 2024

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A bevy of government tech projects, procurements and landmark legislation will go under the microscope in 2024, as the Albanese government pledges better outcomes in the last full year...

New ethics code adds to govt supplier scrutiny

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal suppliers vying for $80 billion in annual contracts will need to demonstrably manage conflicts of interest, protect workers and the environment, and pay tax under a new ethics...

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....

Pressure on DTA, Industry to keep procurement promises

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian National Audit Office will review the procurement reforms put in place at the Digital Transformation Agency, the Industry department and Home Affairs in response to damning audit...

Salesforce pricing leaked to Microsoft in first NDIS CRM tender

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Confidential Salesforce pricing information was accidentally leaked to Microsoft in a 2019 tender for the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new customer relationship management system, documents reveal. The blunder forced...