Spotlight on Federal Government Spotlight on Federal Government

Governments everywhere have come to realise that digital service delivery can be both more effective and less costly.

Which is why Australia’s Federal government established the Digital Transformation Agency to pave the way for an aggressive push into digital services.

iTnews has chronicled the resulting stream of new initiatives that change the way citizens and businesses work with government.

For this year’s benchmark we received entries from federal agencies detailing such efforts and showcasing how Canberra is not just talking technology, but using it to deliver outcomes that matter for Australians.

DDoS attack downs iiNet services

DDoS attack downs iiNet services

Lengthy weekend outage.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2015 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Revisiting a bad idea considered an even worse idea.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2015 10:57AM Security
Rural dwellers employ elaborate setups for internet

Rural dwellers employ elaborate setups for internet

Review submissions raise satellite concerns.
Andrew Sadauskas Jul 7 2015 7:35AM Telco/ISP
NBN to offer TV connections through fibre for greenfields

NBN to offer TV connections through fibre for greenfields

Ditching aerials to come at a cost.
Allie Coyne Jul 1 2015 2:00PM Telco/ISP
NBN lumped with new data sharing rules despite opposition

NBN lumped with new data sharing rules despite opposition

Govt seeks to limit Telstra advantage.
Allie Coyne Jun 30 2015 11:32AM Telco/ISP
NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm no longer part of standard.
Juha Saarinen Jun 29 2015 6:47AM Security
Turnbull's NBN gets ACCC green light

Turnbull's NBN gets ACCC green light

Wholesale HFC offering on track for 2016 launch.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 26 2015 9:36AM Telco/ISP
Thicker NBN aerial cables to face community opposition

Thicker NBN aerial cables to face community opposition

Overhead cable proposal 'rides roughshod' over councils.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 16 2015 11:17AM Telco/ISP
Exetel dumps 400 heavy broadband users

Exetel dumps 400 heavy broadband users

Affected customers given 30 days to find a new provider.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2015 12:25PM Telco/ISP
OpenSSL patches Logjam vulnerability

OpenSSL patches Logjam vulnerability

Users advised to upgrade.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2015 6:21AM Security
NBN makes contractors fight for six-month packets of work

NBN makes contractors fight for six-month packets of work

Builds KPIs into new rollout contracts.
Allie Coyne Jun 10 2015 2:37PM Telco/ISP
US tech industry urges Obama to keep hands off encryption

US tech industry urges Obama to keep hands off encryption

Posts second public letter.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2015 2:48PM Security
Leaked TISA draft proposes sweeping changes to Australian telco laws

Leaked TISA draft proposes sweeping changes to Australian telco laws

Removes NBN cherry-picking protections, restrictions on telco foreign ownership.
Juha Saarinen Jun 5 2015 9:48AM Telco/ISP
NBN hits million premises mark

NBN hits million premises mark

First of three targets met.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2015 12:52PM Telco/ISP
NBN on track to reach million premises milestone

NBN on track to reach million premises milestone

Losses climb as rollout grows.
Andrew Colley May 27 2015 12:34PM Telco/ISP
Inquiry to mull role of 'smart IT' for infrastructure

Inquiry to mull role of 'smart IT' for infrastructure

Believes IT will revolutionise design and planning.
Juha Saarinen May 27 2015 11:20AM Strategy
Government to overhaul spectrum regulation

Government to overhaul spectrum regulation

Wants streamlined, simpler processes in place by next year.
Juha Saarinen May 25 2015 5:04AM Telco/ISP
Defence laws threaten to shut down Aussie encryption

Defence laws threaten to shut down Aussie encryption

[Opinion] Poorly drafted trade controls cast the net too wide.
Daniel Mathews May 20 2015 11:39AM Training & Development
Telstra named Australia's most complained about telco

Telstra named Australia's most complained about telco

Vodafone turnaround pays off, Optus continues bad run.
Allie Coyne May 14 2015 3:43PM Telco/ISP
ISPs back new rules for NBN data sharing

ISPs back new rules for NBN data sharing

Licence condition to limit Telstra's advantage.
Allie Coyne May 13 2015 4:20PM Telco/ISP

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