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  • Defence overhauls ICT spending

    The Department of Defence today released its 2009 ICT strategy paper, outlining how it intends to spend $940 million over four years, instead of $720 million over a decade, to deliver $1.9 billion in savings.

  • Defence kicks off massive Oracle refresh

    The Department of Defence has released the long-awaited request for tender to refresh its languishing human resources and payroll systems but it's not ditching its Oracle/PeopleSoft systems.

  • Defence commits $500m to fix payroll

    Defence Minister John Faulkner has committed up to $500 million to fixing the department's ongoing payroll and human resource management issues.

  • Defence flags $708m IT splurge

    The Department of Defence intends to inject $708 million into its ICT systems over the next 10 years as part of its strategic reform program, according to a document released today.

  • Defence does sums on contractor cull

    The Department of Defence this week said that the number of IT contractors, which it intended to cull to reach required budget savings, was not set but would be considered this year via additional analysis.

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    Apache site hacked via SSH keys

    The apache.org website suffered an intrusion over the weekend that resulted in the site being taken down.

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    ANZ opens a can of worms

    What can we expect in tomorrow nights federal budget? What new weaponry has Greg Farr gained as the Department of Defence's CIO? And what has happened to ANZ Bank and its new case of worms? All this is answered on our weekly Patch Monday podcast.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Greg Farr's 21-gun salute

    What does Defence CIO Greg Farr have to do to get a 21-gun salute? What does Russell Crowe and lobbying have in common? And can NSW be the next Silicon Valley? All these questions are answered in this week's instalment of Patch Monday.

  • 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.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    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.

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  • Wanted: IT saviour for Vic Police

    Victoria Police needs to appoint a pinch-hitter chief information officer with a mandate to implement a long-term solid ICT strategy and scrub the bilge from its decks.

  • Gershon pumpkin will vanish at midnight

    The long-term net impact of Gershon's idealistic review will realistically be negligible at best and at worst will prove to be a distraction for years to come.

  • Farr the reformer talks Defence

    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.

  • Government CIO spotlight on: Security

    How do four of Australia's largest government agencies protect their networks from attackers? To find out, ZDNet.com.au went to Canberra and spoke to the CIOs of Customs, Centrelink, Defence and the Australian Tax Office.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part two)

    In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

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