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• ATO: A change in the change program

  An excessive risk profile and lack of resources has prompted the Australian Taxation Office to extend its AU$400-AU$450 million change program from three to four years.

• ATO nears final phase of Change Program

  Australian Taxation Office (ATO) second commissioner Greg Farr said his staff are performing the equivalent of one regular Siebel implementation per week as they keep a case management system deployment on track.

• Accenture to reap AU$100m in ATO super

  Accenture has all but sealed a AU$100 million contract with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) following changes to superannuation tax announced in the federal budget in May.

• ATO gongs offshore development

  Australian Taxation Office officials have opted for homegrown software development to keep the Change Program on track, and have all but ruled out offshore labour.

• Offshore developers would've slowed us: ATO

  The Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) decision to forgo offshore software development in its Change Program was based on risk and working practices rather than cost or data security, according to second commissioner Greg Farr.

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  ATO offshoring precedent still on horizon

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) may have opted against a recent proposal to offshore, but it still seems the writing is on the wall following May's federal budget.

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  Give Tax a break for a Change

  Considering the circumstances the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) Change Program has been operating in over the last few years, it really hasn't been going too badly.

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  Facing up to offshoring truths

  The ATO's decision not to offshore software development is a much-needed reminder that despite the technical wizardry of remote/teleworking and the costs benefits of India, simple face-to-face communication can never be bettered.

Features and Case Studies (18)

• ATO's Change Agenda a 'black hole'

  The Australian Taxation's Change Program (which is best suited perhaps for simple formulaic tax collections, not complex audit, analysis and interpretation work) may collapse under its own dead weight.

• ATO details Change Agenda delays

  The Australian Taxation Office has issued a revised timetable for its $724 million Change Agenda IT refresh, which has recently been pushed back by 18 months.

• Changing the Change Program's agenda

  What happens when you change the agenda of the ATO's Change Program, or program in some changes to the Agenda? Or which way actually is it? Not to mention whether there will be any change left in the budget after the program's agenda has changed.

• Australian Tax Office: Bill Gibson, CIO

  Bill Gibson, CIO of the Australian Tax office, spoke to ZDNet.com.au about why he doesn't completely trust open source software; how the ATO handles security and why competing vendors will have to learn to work together.

• IT still struggles with growing pains: CIOs

  The information technology industry continues to suffer from growing pains associated with its immaturity relative to other aspects of business, a panel including some of Australia's leading chief information officers has concluded.

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  The Change Program changes its Agenda

  The ATO changes its IT Change Program. Or is it adding to the agenda of its Change Agenda? Our comic duo investigates.

Reviews (3)

• Don't take it personal

  Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?

• Death, taxes and accounting software

  Need some help with your taxes this year? While they won't take the sting out of tax time entirely, some of the most recent accounting software offerings are designed to do more than just arithmetic.

• Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

  In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.

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