iTnews Weekly Government IT Wrap - Wednesday October 29, 2025

Security

Home Affairs streamlines risk vetting for gov tech suppliers

But demands vendors give security top priority,

By Andrew Colley

Latest Government IT News

Software

Department of Climate Change dips toes into Microsoft Copilot

Commences trial focused on executive and IT support.

By Eleanor Dickinson

Training & Development

QLD government retires CISO position title

Amid months-long search for new cyber security chief.

By Zachariah Kelly

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AFP to merge legacy police checks system into single platform

Looking to modernise critical criminal history service.

By Zachariah Kelly

Telco/ISP

Gov leans into real-time network outage register

Communications Minister tells ACMA to make it happen.

By Andrew Colley

Software

Government rules out AI training exemption in copyright laws

By Zachariah Kelly

Networking

Vocus scores three new federal government contracts

DTA, DFAT and ACIC sign on for $6m over three years.

By Zachariah Kelly

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Training & Development

QLD government retires CISO position title

By Zachariah Kelly

Networking

Vocus scores three new federal government contracts

By Zachariah Kelly

Hardware

TfNSW changes direction on autonomous buses

By Zachariah Kelly

Finance

ASIC's payroll revamp helps it repatriate staff from ATO

By Zachariah Kelly

Security

Home Affairs streamlines risk vetting for gov tech suppliers

By Andrew Colley