Premium Expert briefings What makes a good grant program? How crises exposed cracks in Australia’s approach Tuesday November 24, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Tens of billions in grants to businesses have been handed out in 2020, but ASBFEO Kate Carnell says programs have left a lot to be…
Opinion: Centralising consulting procurement doesn’t resolve the drift from ‘advising’ government to ‘doing’ government Friday October 23, 2020 By Martin Bortz, Svenja Keele and David Brown The commonwealth’s proposals for procuring government consultancies are a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to address the challenges raised…
Premium Case studies An evolution in consulting: how the federal government is shaking up procurement Wednesday October 14, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features A systems overhaul in consulting procurement will improve transparency and value for money across the Australian Public Service.
Premium Insights and analysis The Auditor-General, the budget and the future of government integrity Friday October 9, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Resourcing constraints across key integrity agencies undermine accountability, threatening public trust and good governance, advocates argue.
What does Morrison’s industry co-investment look like? Manufacturing strategy provides some clues Thursday October 8, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News One of the headline messages from the 2020-21 federal budget was the government wants to change the way public servants interact with business, and we’re…
Cormann Australia’s pick for top OECD job Thursday October 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Finance minister Mathias Cormann is Australia's candidate for secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Public service outsourcing in the spotlight as government tightens the reins Thursday October 8, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News The Australian government must invest in capability across the public service rather than overly outsourcing roles to for-profit private companies, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says.
New procurement panel and rules require APS to report expenditure on consultants Wednesday October 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The Finance Department will also establish a whole-of-government procurement panel for consultancy services, to increase data and reporting transparency.
New training to help public servants and ministers’ offices work together Tuesday September 22, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Public Service Commission is developing material to help public servants and ministerial offices work better together, in response to the findings of the…
Finance department launches guide to help public servants set up federal entities Tuesday August 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal It has 12 key topics, addressing issues such as appointments and staffing, funding, communications and media, and governance. However, the guide doesn’t deal with the…
Department of Health website saw 760% rise in traffic at peak of COVID-19 Thursday July 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The government’s website hosting and content management system has experienced a record number of visits during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the…
Assets worth $7.8m frozen following investigation into federal public servants Wednesday July 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Last month authorities issued seven search warrants in the Canberra suburbs of Griffith, Barton, Narrabundah, Amaroo, Palmerston, and Forrest.
Finance department releases procurement advice for agencies during COVID-19 Monday May 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The Department of Finance has published new procurement guidance calling on federal government entities to collaborate with suppliers so they can maintain supply chains during…
Finance selects tech solution for whole-of-government ERP Tuesday February 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The shared service hubs are located in Services Australia, the ATO, Treasury, Finance, Industry, and Foreign Affairs.
APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australian Public Service leaders have been formally reminded they are expected to fully comply with the rules around managing potential and actual conflicts of interest…
