Tag: Services Australia

Public sector technology is failing the public interest

Posted on   |  by Dr Lesley Seebeck
In the preface to the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes reflects on how she was startled at the ‘myriad’ of ways...

On the ‘back burner’: Govt still to reveal myGov plan

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has placed myGov on the “back burner” by not formulating a long-term plan that responds to the findings of the independent audit, according to shadow minister...

Services Aus to re-examine lobbying scandal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Government Services minister Bill Shorten has ordered his agency to investigate its exposure to a lobbying scandal that allegedly sought to funnel kickbacks to former minister Stuart Robert for...

GovERP reprofiled, $60m in funds deferred after delays

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s massive enterprise resource planning system overhaul has been “reprofiled”, with $60 million in funding destined for the technology project deferred until next financial year. Officials from...

$80m government cyber hubs pilot axed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A Coalition-era program to centralise federal government networks through hubs in Canberra’s biggest agencies has been axed after an $80 million pilot, with a series of new initiatives to...

myGov gets Budget certainty, new money flows to Digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has committed $134.5 million to give myGov “certainty and stability” for another 12 months while it considers the longer-term funding needs of the platform in the...

Govt brings digital Medicare cards to myGov

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australians now have the option of adding a digital Medicare card with anti-fraud features to the myGov app, as the federal government continues works to integrate the card into...