Budget 2015: APS hiring freeze ends, outsourcing and privatisation starts

ASIC registry leads government enterprises set to be gavelled off.

13 May, 2015

Spies, cops get $1.2 billion boost to fight online extremism

ASIS, Attorney General’s and Crime Commission to hit anti-social media.

13 May, 2015

Fed agencies warned over slow cybersecurity fixes

Audit committee demands dates and details.

3 March, 2015

PM orders urgent national cyber security strategy review

Report in six months, but expert advisers and focus raise eyebrows.

27 November, 2014

Government backed identity theft support service launched

Id theft first aid kit.

16 October, 2014

Abbott names new chiefs for Health and Attorney General’s departments

But hunt on for new Immigration and Border Protection boss.

3 September, 2014

Plain English reboot for government cyber security outreach

Techno jibber jabber made redundant

26 August, 2014

Federal Attorney General’s Department head to leave

No replacement named for Roger Wilkins

15 August, 2014

Federal agencies miss mandatory infosec deadline: ANAO

Compliance struggles for ATO, Human Services, Customs and Foreign Affairs

24 June, 2014

Coalition recasts federal public service structure

By Julian Bajkowski Furniture removalists and stationers in Canberra are set for a busy Christmas after Prime Minister Tony Abbott revealed his much anticipated carve-up of ministerial and departmental functions. The big themes in the changesare simplification and clarity, and there is plenty on the move. The bureaucratic shake-up will hit dozens of departments agencies […]

18 September, 2013

Telstra dials-up $32m Federal Gateway deal

By Staff Writers Telstra has been awarded a $32 million deal to roll out secure gateway internet services across 11 government agencies as Canberra seeks to further consolidate and modernise its public-facing online infrastructure. The formerly government-owned national carrier has scored an agreement with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) for a minimum […]

5 July, 2013

Child abuse Royal Commission calls for call centre staff

By Julian Bajkowski It would have to qualify as the toughest call centre and counselling contracts in Australia. After months of behind the scenes preparations, the federal Attorney General’s Department on Thursday morning started officially looking for staff to pick-up the phone to answer the some of the hardest calls thousands of Australians will ever […]

30 May, 2013