Finance is all about procurement transparency, an inquiry heard. Just don’t expect consultants reports to be released.
Tag: department-of-finance
Govt employees charged with fraud, abuse of office
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Australian government while working for a public service agency.
‘Tetris’ solution to save Finance $300m doesn’t stack up, audit says
Government claims that $300 million in savings can be achieved by a ‘Tetris-type’ plan to pack public servants into unused office space don’t hold water, an audit has found.
Experts flag lack of accountability in procurement contracts
Current contract arrangements often prevent consultants from being held accountable for the advice they give to government while ambiguous reporting makes it difficult to determine the value for money of outsourced work.
Government’s $80,000 procurement contract threshold in focus
Inquiry hears the Department of Finance should carry out a more detailed investigation into whether there is “systematic flouting” of the procurement rules.
NSW lacks coherent plan on cyber security: audit
The NSW Auditor-General has called on the State Government to ramp up cyber security after she found most agencies had untested response procedures, poor reporting of incidents and questionable staff training.
Crack down on politicians’ entitlements now, say academics
Travel expenses biggest rort.
Turnbull pledges crackdown on myGov, underperforming online services
Private sector experts parachuted into problem areas.
Medicare outsourcing skunkworks explodes into confusion
Accusations fly as stealth project outed in Estimates.
NISA: Turnbull’s innovation agenda a reboot for government & industry
Digital Transformation Office to set up ‘Digital Marketplace’.