'So far, so good' for Home Affairs, but ABF chief still out in cold Tuesday February 27, 2018 By Stephen Easton News It is still not clear whether Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg will ever join the new department, despite a series of new facts on…
Moraitis on the change imperative: navigating the challenge of organisational change Friday February 23, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Commonwealth's departmental heads have been increasingly drawn to the transformation of the Australian Public Service: what it should be, where it should go, and…
Home Affairs-AGD shakeup authors address accountability concerns Friday February 9, 2018 By Harley Dennett Foreign Affairs & Immigration Also, Michael Pezzullo's new portfolio will not be taking counter-terrorism orders from a parliamentary secretary — even though it looks that way in the proposed…
National integrity commission: got a better idea to strengthen public trust? Thursday February 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features COMMENT: A new federal watchdog is the only concrete idea on the table that confronts declining public trust in government. The APS would have…
Australia Post snaps-up facial biometrics Tuesday November 28, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski News Australia Post is betting digital identity enabled by biometric facial recognition will make users, government and business smile. Your selfie just got serious.
Artificial intelligence and profiling at the Commonwealth Games Tuesday July 4, 2017 By Victoria Draudins Case studies Advances in biometric, policing and crowd management technology combined with global heightened security concerns will put the GC2018 into uncharted territory. Can future events of…
Gillian Triggs to headline Power to Persuade symposium after AHRC term expires Friday June 16, 2017 By The Mandarin News Many will be eager to hear Gillian Triggs' side of the controversial efforts by the then-Abbott government to delegitimise both her and the commission following…
APS progress towards digital records deadline shows room for improvement Tuesday April 18, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The shift to digital-by-default records management is steaming ahead in the Australian Public Service but there is still a lot of ground to cover in…
Promoted Compliance the wrong motivator for cyber security Thursday December 8, 2016 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology A compliance checkbox mentality just isn't sufficient to manage and mitigate cyber security risks for Australian government and businesses. Especially when the stakes of the…
Dubious grants and rubbery criteria keep political tool claims alive Monday September 19, 2016 By Stephen Easton Case studies If your agency's grants program had few quality applications, a surplus of funds, and was largely seen by experts as a pork barrel, what would you…
What is a smart city? Shared vision needed to align 'jumbled mess' Friday August 19, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features A smart city is a cool idea but needs a lot of contributors to be on the same page about the end-state they are trying…
Inquiry puts integrity framework's shortcomings on the record Friday June 3, 2016 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The specific weaknesses of the federal integrity framework mean NSW's ICAC model, although popular, isn't necessarily the best option. Whichever the model, it's likely APS…
Evaluation-free zone: the CCTV program nobody can justify Friday May 13, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features FEATURE: When myths drive policy, whose job it is to set the record straight? New research looks at use of public CCTV as an…
We can't afford stars in the 'team sport' of cybersecurity Friday April 22, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Public sector pay scales make it difficult to retain sought-after experts in cybersecurity. But agencies hope collaboration is part of the answer. It's not a…
'Federal ICAC' still off the table but inquiry keeps the idea alive Thursday April 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News While political parties dither, curious public servants have looked around the world at incentives for whistleblowers or co-operating companies to come forward to report bribery…
