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Fletcher spells out ‘digital by default’ expectations for federal agencies
Ministerial pressure is mounting for agencies to get their act together online ahead of a 2017 deadline.
Feds forced ‘Buy Aussie’ mandate holds despite industry collapse
The Department of Finance is still mandating the purchase of locally made cars even though Toyota, Holden and Ford have all pulled the plug on production.
NSW government sells off in-house tech provider ac3
By Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales government has liquidated its 100 per cent shareholding in corporatised IT infrastructure and cloud computing broker, the Australian Centre for Advanced Computing and…
Foreign brands circle Federal fleet
By Julian Bajkowski The small but highly symbolic market of prestige saloons used to ferry around ministers, mayors and senior government officials is poll position to be the first replaced…
Abetz returns fire over 14,500 APS retrenchments
By Julian Bajkowski The war of words over the scale and pace of downsizing in the Australian Public Service has sharply intensified after Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the…
Could Abbott be issued a Camry?
Analysis: Julian Bajkowski Cost conscious Prime Minister Tony Abbott and hundreds of his fellow parliamentarians could soon have to get to work in a more humble Toyota Camry if Holden…
Feds dial into BYOD for Whole-of-Government
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The federal government has officially gone to the market to recast it’s whole-of-government procurement of mobile products and services after the Department of Finance…
Public service morale plummets as 12,000 ‘natural attrition’ target fizzles
By Julian Bajkowski The prospect of looming job cuts in the federal public service is dragging down morale and feeding into a climate of deep uncertainty over job security, unions…
National Commission of Audit to probe far and wide
By Julian Bajkowski Initial details of the highly anticipated National Commission of Audit promised by the Abbott government have been released in Canberra by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister…