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Defence spending on IT and digital contractors revealed

Defence spending on IT and digital contractors revealed

Amid moderate whole-of-gov spending reduction on external labour hire.
Ry Crozier Dec 23 2025 10:10AM Strategy
Defence to consume air-gapped Google Cloud services

Defence to consume air-gapped Google Cloud services

Under a multi-year deal.
Ry Crozier Dec 21 2025 10:47PM Cloud
Defence CTO retires from the public service

Defence CTO retires from the public service

Originally appointed during ICT restructure.
Zachariah Kelly Dec 17 2025 5:41AM Training & Development
Google to build subsea cables in PNG under Australia defence treaty

Google to build subsea cables in PNG under Australia defence treaty

In a key upgrade to its digital backbone.
Kirsty Needham Dec 15 2025 6:27AM Telco/ISP
Defence to bring on trainee software engineers from Microsoft-supported program

Defence to bring on trainee software engineers from Microsoft-supported program

New hires to commence 12-month placement.
Zachariah Kelly Nov 17 2025 6:33AM Training & Development
Defence's ERP bill with IBM hits $575m

Defence's ERP bill with IBM hits $575m

After new consultancy deal.
Eleanor Dickinson Aug 25 2025 6:49AM Cloud
Defence's chief IT architect moves on

Defence's chief IT architect moves on

Moves to role at the Department of Infrastructure.
Eleanor Dickinson Jul 18 2025 6:30AM Training & Development
Microsoft to 'co-invest' in Defence's Azure adoption

Microsoft to 'co-invest' in Defence's Azure adoption

As part of new $495 million cloud consumption contract.
Eleanor Dickinson Jul 10 2025 6:53AM Cloud
Defence commits to five more years of Azure worth $495m

Defence commits to five more years of Azure worth $495m

Via new consumption commitment.
Eleanor Dickinson Jul 4 2025 6:17AM Cloud
Defence's AI Centre hunts value in 1 billion unstructured documents

Defence's AI Centre hunts value in 1 billion unstructured documents

Follows centre launch last year.
Eleanor Dickinson Jun 18 2025 6:30AM Cloud
Defence trials AI radiocomms deception technology

Defence trials AI radiocomms deception technology

Tests it during an international exercise.
Eleanor Dickinson May 27 2025 6:28AM Telco/ISP
Defence vacates Global Switch a year ahead of lease expiry

Defence vacates Global Switch a year ahead of lease expiry

Exclusive: Work completed months before data centre was bought out.
Eleanor Dickinson Feb 28 2025 6:54AM Cloud
Defence pushes back data platform's 'minimum viable capability' delivery

Defence pushes back data platform's 'minimum viable capability' delivery

Program now fully under Commonwealth control.
Ry Crozier Feb 26 2025 2:44PM Software
Defence IT modernisation has tech talent "knocking at the doors"

Defence IT modernisation has tech talent "knocking at the doors"

Recruited 100 percent of roles advertised last year.
Eleanor Dickinson Feb 26 2025 6:57AM Cloud
Defence to use 'Optus-X' satellite launched earlier this week

Defence to use 'Optus-X' satellite launched earlier this week

Will complement future sovereign capability.
Ry Crozier Nov 20 2024 1:29PM Telco/ISP
Defence automates IT access removal for ex-employees

Defence automates IT access removal for ex-employees

Comes amid inquiry into unauthorised IT system access across federal government.
Eleanor Dickinson Nov 20 2024 6:54AM Cloud
Defence spent $90m on axed GEO satellite procurement

Defence spent $90m on axed GEO satellite procurement

Including $3 million on ICT work.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2024 8:30AM Networking
Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky'

Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky'

Wants a mesh of micro satellites now instead.
Kirsty Needham Nov 6 2024 7:19AM Telco/ISP
Defence cancels GEO satellite comms tender

Defence cancels GEO satellite comms tender

Signals change of direction.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2024 6:42AM Telco/ISP
Defence to expand its Vera M365 environment

Defence to expand its Vera M365 environment

As CIO looks to offer more tools, like Copilot, to 125,000 employees.
Ry Crozier Oct 30 2024 6:59AM Cloud

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