Ethics in program evaluation by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Ethics, as it applies to any research involving humans, cannot be ignored by public servants running policy and program evaluations. But if the slow process of going through an ethics committee can be avoided, perhaps it should be.
Timothy Pilgrim: OAIC has a mandate, powers, and is not afraid to use them by Timothy Pilgrim | 0 comments Acting information commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has a message for government's chief executives and lawyers looking to cut corners with Australians' privacy and information rights. Don't think you can "game the system" because of OAIC's uncertain future. It has a mandate, powers, and an appetite to use them.
APS union campaign escalates, but does it have the firepower to win? by Stephen Easton | 1 comment Do federal bureaucrats have the industrial firepower to force the Abbott government to soften its strict enterprise bargaining policy? Whether the measures workers can take will have any impact at all has been questioned, and stronger actions could backfire in the court of public opinion.
Doctor’s orders: agencies asked to ‘keep it simple’ by Harley Dennett | 0 comments Standard Business Reporting cut red tape for businesses, now medical practitioners are asking benefits agencies to offer the same in their medical forms. The time GPs spend on bureaucracy could instead be spent providing essential medical care, and agencies could get a boost in the efficiency of their programs.
Union members at Veterans’ Affairs vote to join industrial fray by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Union members at the Department of Veterans' Affairs have voted resoundingly to take industrial action rather than accept the best deal their bosses are allowed to offer.
Tax nudge helps myGov crack 5 million users by Stephen Easton | 0 comments As soon as it became necessary to use myGov to file online tax returns this year, Australians began signing up to the single-login portal for government services in droves.
