Almost 300 million worth of public sector IT projects have been binned in the UK, sparking accusations the government is embarking on the schemes without proper thought.
The Community and Public Sector Union said today that it has received a letter from the Australian Taxation Office which said the Office intended to cut its IT staff by 120.
HP and EDS customers should look at renegotiating existing contracts to push for price reductions and improved services following the US$13.9bn deal between the two outsourcing giants.
Hewlett-Packard's move to chop about 24,600 jobs worldwide following its US$13.9 billion EDS buy might not have much impact on the merged group's operation in Australia, according to Australian Taxation Office CIO Bill Gibson.
Australian IT services outfit ASG paid its co-founder and chief executive Geoff Lewis a total remuneration of just over $1 million in the 12 months to 30 June 2008, it was revealed today.
Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.
A year from taking on perhaps the toughest IT job in the country, Defence chief information officer Greg Farr is staring down the barrel of a massive ICT reform agenda for 2009 that will reveal whether Defence got the "expert CIO" they needed.
As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry.
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