APS staff who are forced to work from office should go to HR, says Woolcott Federal Federal public servants who refuse to take on a different role during the coronavirus pandemic will have to take leave, as the Australian Public Service
Services Australia puts measures in place to deal with ‘unprecedented demand’ March 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Services Australia has been strengthening its capacity to help more individuals access welfare payments in response to “unprecedented demand”, according to government services minister Stuart
Influx of 95,000 users crashed MyGov, not cyber attack March 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The government services minister has taken back his claim that a cyber attack similar to the one used to bring down the 2016 Census had
Services Australia to receive extra 5000 workers March 23, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Services Australia will gain an extra 5000 workers to help deliver new support measures for disadvantaged Australians during COVID-19. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the
New CEO appointed to Services Australia March 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Associate Secretary of the Department of Defence Rebecca Skinner has been appointed CEO of Services Australia, starting next week. The appointment comes three months after
Cashless debit card scheme has overwhelmingly negative impact on users, study finds February 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The government’s cashless debit card scheme has come under the microscope in new research which found restricting how social security payments can be spent has
Centrelink service centres set to close in VIC and NSW February 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Labor has called out the federal government for “secretly” shutting Centrelink services across the country. The services centres have announced closures in various communities that
Public expectations are high and trust is in short supply: Peter Woolcott February 12, 2020 By The Mandarin Career Advice Here is a transcript of the APS Commissioner’s speech delivered to the APS Wide Conference in Canberra in February 2020. Good morning and it’s a pleasure to
Robodebt aftermath: new laws target Centrelink overpayments January 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social New laws are set to change the government’s welfare payment system in an aim to prevent overpayments. Legislation to be introduced in the first sitting
The Facebook of government: watch the ‘vision’ of what Services Australia will deliver December 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Digital Transformation Agency has finally published a flashy promotional video showing the government’s “vision” of Services Australia, a week after Minister for Government Services Stuart
Multiple APS secretaries tipped to get the sack in Morrison’s massive MoG changes December 5, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans a major restructure of the Australian Public Service, which may see multiple secretaries lose their jobs, according to news reports
The big unknown in Stuart Robert’s grand designs for Services Australia: how much will it cost? December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology One major thing was missing from Government Services Minister Stuart Robert’s big update on digital transformation and the plans for Services Australia on Friday: what
Feds plan to join up government using computer science, on the way to service delivery ‘Nirvana’ December 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The federal government wants to create whole-of-government information technology architecture to underpin its ambitious plans to improve service delivery. Eventually the outcomes of going down
The big reveal: Services Australia reforms linked to data sharing and digital transformation December 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The federal government’s Digital Transformation Strategy and data-sharing reforms have been stitched together with its ambitious plan to completely transform the Commonwealth’s troubled service delivery
