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Budget 2013: Human Services, Centrelink to lead IT spending 
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Budget 2013: Human Services, Centrelink to lead IT spending
By Charis Palmer | May 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
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Budget 2013: Your complete IT rundown
By John Hilvert | May 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
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Victorian Human Services to cut 15 percent of staff 
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Victorian Human Services to cut 15 percent of staff
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By John Hilvert | Jul 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
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By John Hilvert | May 1, 2012 | Comment Now 
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Human Services completes SAP integration 
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By Liz Tay | Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
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Interview: Wadeson opens up on Government IT 
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The Australian Government's longest-serving, most influential CIO reveals all on his retirement.
 
Human Services scores $580 million ICT revamp  
Finance
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By John Hilvert | May 10, 2011 | Comment Now 
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Preview: Few pockets of light in another thrifty budget 
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By Brett Winterford, John Hilvert | May 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
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The cost of Canberra's poor IT procurement record 
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By Brett Winterford | Jan 25, 2011 | 12 Comments 
Half a billion reasons agencies should have to use open tenders.
 
Interview: Centrelink's IT chief, John Wadeson 
Strategy
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By Brett Winterford | Jan 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
Human Services considers data centre reform, cloud computing and skills shortages.
 
Centrelink to shutter old data centres  
Strategy
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By Brett Winterford | Jan 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
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Veterans Affairs shifts IT infrastructure to Centrelink 
Strategy
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By Brett Winterford | Nov 4, 2010 | Comment Now 
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Human Services face IT graduate shortage 
Training & Development
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By Angus Kidman | Aug 16, 2010 | 4 Comments 
IT skills hard to find.
 
Video: Plans afoot for mass merger of Government IT 
Strategy
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By Brett Winterford | May 25, 2010 | 4 Comments 
Centrelink to offer compute and storage grunt as-a-service.
 
Preview: Any IT dollars in a 'tough love' budget? 
Strategy
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By Brett Winterford | May 11, 2010 | Comment Now 
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Wadeson to lead consolidated Human Services IT team 
Strategy
Wadeson to lead consolidated Human Services IT team
By Brett Winterford | Dec 16, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Centrelink CIO gets top job under Human Services shake-up.
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