federal government

Services Australia repurposed a years-old ID solution to meet Covid demand

Services Australia repurposed a years-old ID solution to meet Covid demand

'Connected ID' fills the gap.
Justin Hendry Nov 5 2020 1:13PM Security
Defence stands up 'VERA' remote working solution in 11 weeks

Defence stands up 'VERA' remote working solution in 11 weeks

Bypasses secure IT network with protected-level Office 365.
Justin Hendry Nov 3 2020 1:28PM Strategy
First payments now flowing through Centrelink's SAP payments platform

First payments now flowing through Centrelink's SAP payments platform

'Payment Utility' replaces ISIS for parenting allowance, pensions.
Justin Hendry Nov 3 2020 6:42AM Strategy
Govt kicks off long-awaited Privacy Act review

Govt kicks off long-awaited Privacy Act review

Terms of reference released.
Justin Hendry Oct 30 2020 5:26PM Security
JobKeeper data matching flags 135,000 payment discrepancies

JobKeeper data matching flags 135,000 payment discrepancies

Program informing "proactive" compliance approach.
Justin Hendry Oct 30 2020 11:53AM Software
DTA to gain 40 staff after budget windfall

DTA to gain 40 staff after budget windfall

Workforce boost to support digital agenda.
Justin Hendry Oct 30 2020 7:14AM Strategy
ATO inks $119m SBR platform support deal with IBM

ATO inks $119m SBR platform support deal with IBM

Resiliency, robustness upgrades in the pipeline.
Justin Hendry Oct 29 2020 12:34PM Strategy
How the RBA's core banking overhaul helped Australia's pandemic response

How the RBA's core banking overhaul helped Australia's pandemic response

Accelerated government payments to citizens.
Justin Hendry Oct 29 2020 6:50AM Strategy
ASD says official history contract with ANU axed over creative differences

ASD says official history contract with ANU axed over creative differences

Tome went off-piste with inclusion of ancient events.
Justin Hendry Oct 28 2020 9:25AM Security
First public test for 2021 digital Census platform

First public test for 2021 digital Census platform

Around 100,000 households enlisted for trial run.
Justin Hendry Oct 27 2020 12:35PM Software
Outdated libraries leave govt websites vulnerable, researchers say

Outdated libraries leave govt websites vulnerable, researchers say

Despite broad uplift in cyber capabilities.
Matt Johnston Oct 27 2020 12:31PM Security
Home Affairs moves fast on platform build for passenger declarations, visas

Home Affairs moves fast on platform build for passenger declarations, visas

Opens bids for permissions capability.
Justin Hendry Oct 26 2020 5:22PM Software
ASIC spins up protected AWS data lake

ASIC spins up protected AWS data lake

In Australian first.
Justin Hendry Oct 26 2020 11:58AM Cloud
Bureau of Meteorology shuts oldest data centre after 46 years

Bureau of Meteorology shuts oldest data centre after 46 years

Now "fully decommissioned".
Justin Hendry Oct 26 2020 6:34AM Hardware
How federal government services are being reshaped by COVID-19

How federal government services are being reshaped by COVID-19

The pandemic has fundamentally shifted the priorities for federal government digital transformation.
Ry Crozier Jun 15 2020 4:54PM Digital Nation
Services Australia blames dependency on outsourcing, contractors on IT tempo

Services Australia blames dependency on outsourcing, contractors on IT tempo

Defends automated compliance program.
Julian Bajkowski Oct 3 2019 1:23PM Financial Services
Waiting for the great leap forward in federal government

Waiting for the great leap forward in federal government

Federal government digital transformation efforts are patchy, a symptom of agencies' differing capabilities and mentality that government doesn't have to try hard to win customers.
Ry Crozier Aug 19 2019 3:37PM Digital Nation
AFP chief Colvin to step down, claims tech success

AFP chief Colvin to step down, claims tech success

Oversaw cyber-strategy and many info-slurping laws.
Matt Johnston Jul 16 2019 7:10AM Training & Development
Benchmark Awards 2019 Finalist: National Blood Authority deploys BloodNet5

Benchmark Awards 2019 Finalist: National Blood Authority deploys BloodNet5

Network revamp sates Australia’s bloodlust.
Matt Johnston Feb 8 2019 11:26AM Software
Finance readies whole-of-govt ERP panel

Finance readies whole-of-govt ERP panel

To support shared services hubs.
Justin Hendry Jun 22 2017 11:31AM Strategy

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