Justin Hendry

Justin Hendry is a Sydney-based journalist and the deputy editor of iTnews. He covers all things government IT. Before joining iTnews in 2017, Hendry worked as a journalist at public sector research house Intermedium. He is a graduate of Macquarie University in Sydney.

Recent articles by Justin Hendry

Finance opens bids for govt-wide SAP ERP platform plugins

Finance opens bids for govt-wide SAP ERP platform plugins

Looks for "complementary" GovERP capabilities.
Justin Hendry Mar 18 2020 1:20PM Strategy
TAFE NSW grilled over delays to $90m Oracle IT system build

TAFE NSW grilled over delays to $90m Oracle IT system build

Student system now not expected to be ready until 2021.
Justin Hendry Mar 18 2020 6:34AM Strategy
Now Coles halts online delivery, click-and-collect

Now Coles halts online delivery, click-and-collect

Limits delivery to “those in genuine need”.
Justin Hendry Mar 16 2020 5:07PM Strategy
myGov set for Facebook-like overhaul

myGov set for Facebook-like overhaul

Citizens to get single view of government.
Justin Hendry Mar 16 2020 8:45AM Strategy
Proposed data sharing laws to give govt agencies veto powers

Proposed data sharing laws to give govt agencies veto powers

Australian Statistician says.
Justin Hendry Mar 13 2020 2:04PM Strategy
How much? Canberra's top IT suppliers revealed in AusTender probe

How much? Canberra's top IT suppliers revealed in AusTender probe

Audit office boils down contracts over the last decade.
Justin Hendry Mar 12 2020 6:58AM Strategy
Melbourne TAFE data breach exposes 55k student, staff files

Melbourne TAFE data breach exposes 55k student, staff files

Sensitive financial, health data accessed.
Justin Hendry Mar 11 2020 12:49PM Security
NSW offers first look at redesigned whole-of-govt website

NSW offers first look at redesigned whole-of-govt website

One-stop-shop set to replace more than 500 websites.
Justin Hendry Mar 11 2020 6:05AM Strategy
NSW govt pledges to introduce mandatory data breach reporting

NSW govt pledges to introduce mandatory data breach reporting

Becomes first state or territory to do so.
Justin Hendry Mar 10 2020 6:55AM Strategy
Australian privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Australian privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Begins legal proceedings after two-year investigation.
Justin Hendry Mar 9 2020 4:30PM Security
myGovID facial recognition trials slated for mid-2020

myGovID facial recognition trials slated for mid-2020

Biometric tests for digital identity app progressing.
Justin Hendry Mar 6 2020 3:50PM Strategy
Govt clears the way for US CLOUD Act data swap deal

Govt clears the way for US CLOUD Act data swap deal

Introduces bill to formalise future bilateral agreement.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2020 2:24PM Strategy
Citrix bug forced Defence to pull recruitment database offline

Citrix bug forced Defence to pull recruitment database offline

After ASD advised of potential vulnerability.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2020 12:50PM Strategy
AWS cancels Sydney Summit due to coronavirus

AWS cancels Sydney Summit due to coronavirus

Conference becomes latest casualty of pandemic.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2020 10:15AM Cloud
ASD warned cloud accreditation U-turn jeopardises security, adoption

ASD warned cloud accreditation U-turn jeopardises security, adoption

Service providers, IT industry body concerned by deregulation.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2020 6:40AM Strategy
Govpass: The DTA's answer to Australia's digital ID problem

Govpass: The DTA's answer to Australia's digital ID problem

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Justin Hendry Mar 4 2020 6:50AM Projects
Leidos to build BoM's new secure data platform

Leidos to build BoM's new secure data platform

Signs $16m deal.
Justin Hendry Mar 3 2020 1:52PM Strategy
ASD scraps cloud security certification program

ASD scraps cloud security certification program

To unlock government cloud market.
Justin Hendry Mar 3 2020 6:07AM Strategy
Home Affairs plots IBM mainframe overhaul

Home Affairs plots IBM mainframe overhaul

To address workforce risks, changing delivery methods.
Justin Hendry Mar 2 2020 1:50PM Strategy
NSW govt IT spending soars $800m in a single year

NSW govt IT spending soars $800m in a single year

Up 20 percent.
Justin Hendry Mar 2 2020 6:58AM Strategy

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