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Finance takes first steps towards central shared services regime

Finance takes first steps towards central shared services regime

Takes over Education and Employment service centre.
Paris Cowan Sep 15 2016 11:31AM Strategy
Finance creates mandatory whole-of-govt telco panel

Finance creates mandatory whole-of-govt telco panel

Major shake-up of central buying schemes.
Paris Cowan May 6 2016 4:25PM Telco/ISP
Feds still paying for Windows XP custom support

Feds still paying for Windows XP custom support

Coughing up fees out to 2017.
Paris Cowan Apr 29 2016 6:46AM Software
Canberra's outsourced IT labour hits seven-year high

Canberra's outsourced IT labour hits seven-year high

External techies make up a quarter of the IT workforce.
Paris Cowan Mar 8 2016 6:30AM Training & Development
Did the Coalition's IT dirt-digging mission come up empty handed?

Did the Coalition's IT dirt-digging mission come up empty handed?

[Blog post] Under-resourced IT audit kept behind closed doors.
Paris Cowan Jan 25 2016 12:00PM Strategy
Canberra eyes NSW govt shared services offshoring

Canberra eyes NSW govt shared services offshoring

State govt experience to inform federal reforms.
Paris Cowan Jan 13 2016 12:31PM Strategy
Finance awards $29m desktop-as-a-service deal to ASG

Finance awards $29m desktop-as-a-service deal to ASG

Freeing staff up to work remotely.
June Ramli Jan 12 2016 10:35AM Software
Australian govt in outsourcing, shared services overhaul

Australian govt in outsourcing, shared services overhaul

Major public service upheaval on the cards in 2016.
Paris Cowan Dec 2 2015 11:40AM Strategy
Govt dumps plans to sell off ICON network

Govt dumps plans to sell off ICON network

Scoping study gives privatisation the thumbs down.
Paris Cowan Nov 27 2015 9:58AM Telco/ISP
Finance reveals rejigged whole-of-govt hardware panel

Finance reveals rejigged whole-of-govt hardware panel

Samsung added to mandated list of agency suppliers.
Paris Cowan Sep 25 2015 2:09PM Hardware
Federal govt spends $11m to keep agencies on Win 2003

Federal govt spends $11m to keep agencies on Win 2003

Four of Canberra's biggest entities fail to get off legacy OS.
Paris Cowan Aug 3 2015 6:30AM Software
Delayed federal budget system $30m over and counting

Delayed federal budget system $30m over and counting

Complexity gets in the way of out-of-the-box install.
Paris Cowan Jul 27 2015 6:31AM Software
ICON network sell-off to begin in June

ICON network sell-off to begin in June

Review to assess security implications of third-party ownership.
Paris Cowan Feb 13 2015 9:47AM Networking
Coalition lagging on key IT strategies

Coalition lagging on key IT strategies

No action on whole-of-gov policy in over a year.
Paris Cowan Jan 15 2015 1:40PM Strategy
Hockey mulls selling off Canberra's secure fibre network

Hockey mulls selling off Canberra's secure fibre network

MYEFO: ICON privatisation on the cards.
Paris Cowan Dec 15 2014 3:26PM Networking
Telstra, DiData battle for Canberra cloud market

Telstra, DiData battle for Canberra cloud market

Big players announce govt-focused services.
Paris Cowan Nov 24 2014 11:56AM Strategy
Whole-of-govt IT hardware panel to open for bids

Whole-of-govt IT hardware panel to open for bids

Finance takes last minute feedback.
Paris Cowan Nov 4 2014 10:12AM Hardware
Federal Govt IT audit to be finished this year

Federal Govt IT audit to be finished this year

Deadline also looming for e-government strategy.
Paris Cowan Oct 10 2014 11:41AM Strategy
Finance floats whole-of-govt cloud email, desktop buying scheme

Finance floats whole-of-govt cloud email, desktop buying scheme

Feasibility study underway.
Paris Cowan Sep 26 2014 10:12AM Software
Finance to launch revised whole-of-govt hardware panel

Finance to launch revised whole-of-govt hardware panel

RFT due before end of 2014.
Paris Cowan Aug 4 2014 6:42AM Hardware

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