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Defence wraps up bushfire operation

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

Defence personnel have officially finished supporting state and local authorities with bushfire emergency and recovery tasks. Operation Bushfire Assist formally ceased on March 26.

COVID-19: Defence sends troops to state health authorities

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

The Australian Defence Force will deploy personnel to help health authorities around the country as part of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.

New CEO appointed to Services Australia

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Associate Secretary of the Department of Defence Rebecca Skinner has been appointed CEO of Services Australia, starting next week. Skinner was appointed as the acting…

Defence first Commonwealth entity to be successfully prosecuted under current work safety laws

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

The Department of Defence has become the first Australian government entity to be prosecuted for breaching work safety laws after a cadet sustained serious injuries.

Senior appointments at Commonwealth security agencies

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

Two more women have been appointed to top roles in the Australian intelligence community. Abigail Bradshaw has been named head of the Australian Cyber Security…

Defence wins award for advancing gender equity in STEM

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

The Department of Defence has joined up with the education, research, and industry sectors to support gender equality in the STEM workforce, and has been…

Indigenous procurement targets undermined by implementation and compliance issues, audit finds

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Departments have failed to comply with targets set out by the Commonwealth’s Indigenous Procurement Policy, the Australian National Audit Office has found.

Minister’s ‘disappointment’ and conflicting comms reveals messy relationship with stakeholder

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

Linda Reynolds responded to remarks made by Naval Group Australia chief executive John Davis, who had questioned the capability of local suppliers, and suggested the…

Feds plan to join up government using computer science, on the way to service delivery ‘Nirvana’

By The Mandarin

Communications & Technology

The federal government wants to create whole-of-government information technology architecture to underpin its ambitious plans to improve service delivery.

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APS State of the Service: a welcome return to a quality report despite some pre-Thodey verbal gymnastics

By Verona Burgess

Editors' Picks

Thankfully, the State of the Service Report for 2018-19 bears no resemblance to the embarrassing, stripped-back version of the previous few years, which barely paid…

SMEs take home more than one quarter of federal procurement contracts

By Shannon Jenkins

Economy & Industry

The value of federal government contracts going to small and medium enterprises has increased by almost 30%. Government procurement targets aim for at least 10%…

Future ADF service chiefs could be given 4-star rank to match departmental secretaries, global counterparts

By The Mandarin

Defence

Much like Queen Victoria was given a rank-bump to Empress of India in 1876 to match status with the other major powers of the day,…

Leaked documents reveal government sites covered in flammable cladding

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

At least 11 Commonwealth buildings have been found to contain flammable cladding, two years into a nationwide audit. Flammable material has been found in five…

Nothin’ suss: Defence denies ‘nepotism’ accusation in limited-tender procurement deal

By The Mandarin

Defence

The Department of Defence says there was nothing wrong with a procurement official's decision to bypass a competitive tender process and award a contract to…

The Department of the Environment and Energy has been breaching the FOI Act for 10 months now

By The Mandarin

Communications & Technology

The Department of the Environment and Energy has been in breach of the Freedom of Information Act for almost 10 months. That's how long it's…