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NDIA staffing boost and new CEO draws cautious optimism from stakeholders, snark from opposition

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

The federal government's decision to raise the National Disability Insurance Agency's public service staffing levels and the appointment of new chief executive Martin Hoffman has…

Martin Hoffman appointed to lead NDIA, government to hire 800 new public servants

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Martin Hoffman has been appointed chief executive of the National Disability Insurance Agency for a three-year term starting on November 4. Hoffman, who was a…

The ‘top 100’ digital government influencers: two Aussie public servants are in, ministers miss out

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Last year, Australia's prime minister was counted among the world's 20 "most influential people in digital government" by Apolitical, an international network of public servants,…

NDIA goes 160 days without a leader

By Shannon Jenkins

Community & Social

The National Disability Insurance Agency has not had a boss for more than 160 days. Former CEO Rob De Luca resigned in April, having been…

How should the digital identity trust framework apply to commercial players? Consultation begins

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

The fourth iteration of the Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) will set out the rules for any commercial sector digital identity providers that are seeking…

Opposition-backed robodebt lawsuit must ‘break new ground’ in High Court to succeed

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Some said it couldn’t be done but after a chat with Bill Shorten, Gordon Legal has announced a class action lawsuit against the federal government…

Public servants urged to give feedback on new data sharing legislation

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

Public servants have a chance to give their opinions on the development of new public sector data sharing and release legislation. The government has released…

One cross-sector team prevails at the DHS cyberwar games, but everyone’s a winner

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Australians can have confidence that, in the event of a major cyber-attack, the Australian government and private organisations can work together effectively to stop hackers…

Hacking groups — including public servants — join forces to attack city’s critical infrastructure

By Stephen Easton

Federal

A coalition of hacking groups, including some federal public servants, is causing havoc for a small city this week with wave after wave of cyberattacks…

What should politicians be reading at parliamentary book club? Our experts make their picks

By Jane Howard

Editors' Picks

Books Create Australia has opened up nominations for their inaugural parliamentary book club. Anyone can nominate an Australian book written in the last five years…

Mobile shopfronts now serving veterans

By The Mandarin

Federal

The Department of Veterans' Affairs has hitched its wagon to the trucks that take Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services on the road for those…

Former Finance secretary to review NDIS

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Former Department of Finance secretary David Tune will review the National Disability Insurance Scheme in an effort to reduce wait times for participants. …

National gongs for digital government open to state, territory, local and federal projects

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

The Digital Transformation Agency has opened nominations for this year's Australian Digital Government Awards, which have replaced the federal government's ICT awards that were last…

Australia Post joins the 'digital identity federation', while Victoria stumbles

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Australia Post has become the second digital identity service provider to receive the trust-mark this week, with its Digital iD system joining the Commonwealth's own…

Government renews cloud deal with Microsoft

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The government has renewed its whole-of-government Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA) for the fourth time. The three-year deal will streamline cloud access for 98 federal…