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  • Defence overhauls HR systems in war-fighting effort

    Recently appointed Defence CIO Greg Farr will target Defence's "short of perfect" HR system as the first major tech overhaul he will head up.

  • 2007: How was it for outsourcing?

    Government continues to shun colossal outsourcing contracts in favour of selective sourcing, while businesses display growing confidence in software-as-a-service -- however sustained skills shortages have plagued deployments, sparking interest in offshore options.

  • ATO passes on offshoring idea

    The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will not go ahead with an Accenture proposal to offshore a small amount of the development work for its AU$400-$450 million Change Program.

  • 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.

  • ATO gets tech head from OECD

    The government has appointed David Butler as the new second commissioner of the Australian Tax Office to oversee its AU$700 million a year technology budget.

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  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    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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