What happens when procurement goes wrong 2022 Better Procurement Special Report Best procurement practices can be read in departmental manuals and dealt with during internal training, but there are times when the best way to learn
Encrypted messages are ‘grey area’ in record-keeping requirements, David Fricker says April 15, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The National Archives of Australia has sought legal advice on the “pressing issue” of public servants using encrypted messaging platforms to conduct official business, according
National Archives ‘struggled to fulfil its mandate’ March 15, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology A major review of the National Archives of Australia has highlighted a range of “substantial” problems, including the deterioration of documents, a growing backlog of
Premium Columnists Red flags for the future found in reports of past public service snafus January 15, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Some old printed reports spark joy and others spark dread. Verona Burgess sorts through a selection of the Australian Public Service’s greatest hits and misses.
National Archives launches new commonwealth records management policy December 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The National Archives of Australia has launched a new whole-of-government policy that aims to help agencies improve how they create, collect, manage and use information
National Archives to save 30,000 audiovisual records with $3 million investment October 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The National Archives of Australia is investing $3 million to preserve “priceless” and “at-risk” historical audio and video recordings. National Archives director-general David Fricker on
Premium Columnists If you’re in the public service, the fundamentals will never, ever change October 16, 2020 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks We don’t know exactly why Chris Eccles resigned, and perhaps never will. There is, though, an important lesson in it for public servants everywhere: even
Insecure funding and lack of preparedness for digital transformation hindering Australia’s archives agencies, review finds September 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology A lack of proper resourcing and ongoing funding is preventing government agencies from complying with their record-keeping obligations, a new review has found. Commissioned by
National Archives to receive digital preservation system under new deal August 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The National Archives of Australia has signed a three-year contract which will allow it to better secure federal government records in a digital format. Under
Premium Interviews Preserved properly, your emails and Zoom calls will help public servants in future pandemics, says David Fricker May 5, 2020 By David Donaldson Features Good record-keeping will allow the story of the coronavirus pandemic to be told. The challenge is making sure data is still readable for future generations.
Premium Expert briefings Record-keeping in a crisis: hasty decisions create accountability problems — and are difficult to implement April 16, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Advice Crises make record-keeping more difficult, but the spectre of a post-crisis inquiry will be in the back of many minds. So what do public servants
Failure to digitise records raises working-from-home issues April 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology A new report has warned Australian government agencies have been failing to comply with records-management policies, which could negatively impact on important decision-making during the
Corruption watchdog issues guide on proper record keeping April 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Queensland’s agency for government record keeping and the state corruption watchdog have teamed up to produce a guide that explains the requirements and benefits of
National Archives budget at ‘breaking point’ as agency looks to David Tune for relief November 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The federal opposition says the National Archives lacks the resources to lead major reforms to information management practices in the Australian Public Service due to
