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  • Centrelink ready for government smartcard, vendor claims

    Just weeks would be needed for Centrelink's identity management rollout to be streamlined to handle a proposed mass introduction of smartcards to either citizens or public servants, according to a vendor involved in the project.

  • Massive smartcard plan confirmed

    The federal government confirmed work was underway on a proposal to deploy smartcards to millions of Australians under a project to slash administrative costs and crack down on identity theft.

  • Abetz to reshape e-government agenda

    Special Minister of State Eric Abetz is expected to announce a renewed push to improve e-government services by the end of the year.

  • Feds plan whole of government ID system

    The federal government is planning a new identity management system that could see an individual's notification to one agency of personal information fed on directly to all relevant federal agencies.

  • Cabinet reshuffle: Access Card project gets new head

    The appointment of Joe Hockey as Workplace Relations minister in the latest Howard Government revamp leaves a new man in charge of the controversial Access Card program.

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