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  • DIAC hits key Systems for People goals

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is about to put major elements of its mammoth Systems for People technology overhaul behind it as it looks to its next release.

  • Suppliers wanted for Tassie's e-health revamp

    Tasmania has continued its e-health blitz, putting out two tenders to support its multimillion dollar e-health plan.

  • 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.

  • Defence ignores budget IT queries

    The Department of Defence has been unable to answer questions on how exactly it intends to achieve extensive information technology savings detailed in the 2009 Federal Budget.

  • NBN could cost taxpayers $11 billion

    Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy today told the Senate Estimates hearing that the government would foot $11 billion of its $43 billion NBN proposal, but admitted its implementation study would determine private sector investment.

Blogs (6)

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Is Office 2010 worth the upgrade?

    Patch Monday delivers the verdict on a build of Microsoft's next version of its Office suite that has found its way on the internet. We look at what happened in the Federal Budget as well as discuss the fallout from CeBIT.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    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 - David Braue

    DCITA: Too many policies, too few policies?

    If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    AusCERT and GovCERT make lucrative peace

    It looks like AusCERT and GovCERT have worked out their issues and are no longer stepping on each others' toes.

  • 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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  • 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.

  • Budget 2007: IT misses out on windfall

    The biggest loser in this week's budget was broadband -- not one cent was allocated to improve infrastructure works. However, security was the winner with funding confirmed to fight intellectual property crime and cyber-terrorist attacks.

  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • Hot topics - are they safe?

    Today, major technology issues are more likely to be those that have arisen as a result of having implemented emerging technologies. Are we really taking one of technology's biggest concerns seriously enough?

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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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