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  • Feds to harmonise smartcard rules

    With a massive government services smartcard deployment now firmly on the coalition's agenda, the federal information management office is devising guidelines for agencies to cut risk and limit the financial outlay on what one minister conceded can be "extremely complex and costly" smartcard projects.

  • Government caps liability for ICT contractors

    Information technology and communications (ICT) suppliers will largely be freed from the dangers of uncapped legal liability in federal government contracts under moves by Canberra to reform its procurement practices.

  • 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.

  • Electoral comment laws to enter online world

    Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will be exempt from proposed legislation governing the authorisation of online political advertisements, under a Bill introduced to parliament last week.

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