The Labor Party was today successful in establishing a Senate inquiry into the Coalition’s controversial $5 billion IT Outsourcing Program. The Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee will conduct an inquiry into the Whole-of-Government IT Outsourcing Program, established by Finance Minister John Fahey. The need for a broad ranging Senate inquiry follows a damning [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2000
Fahey’s mandatory sentencing for Commonwealth agencies
Senator Kate Lundy was told at a Senate Estimates hearing last night that Commonwealth departments and agencies are being effectively stripped of their information technology assets under the Coalition’s IT Outsourcing Program. “At the conclusion of each contract between a Commonwealth department or agency and its IT Outsourcing vendor, the vendor owns all the IT [...]
‘ Savings? Did we say savings? ‘
OASITO admits savings not mandatory for IT Outsourcing At a Senate Estimates hearing last night, Senator Kate Lundy was told by officials from the Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing (OASITO) that savings are not necessarily a mandatory prerequisite for outsourcing the IT functions of Commonwealth departments and agencies. This admission directly contradicts [...]
Young People Make Pigs Fly
The ACT ‘Youth in the City’ youth services opened The Big Pig Internet Café today. The retro-style Big Pig Internet Café, created with the assistance of federal funding, provides free access to eight networked computers, printers, free Internet usage and computer training support for young people up to 25 years of age. “It is important [...]
IT Outsourcing Industry Development reports being kept secret
The Office of Asset Sales and Information technology Outsourcing (OASITO) has prevented the release of crucial Industry Development reports, according to evidence heard at Senate estimates, Senator Kate Lundy said today. The Industry Development reports must be provided annually to the Government by the IT outsourcing companies contracted by the Commonwealth Government. These reports are [...]
IT Outsourcing Industry Development reports being kept secret
The Office of Asset Sales and Information technology Outsourcing (OASITO) has prevented the release of crucial Industry Development reports, according to evidence heard at Senate estimates, Senator Kate Lundy said today. The Industry Development reports must be provided annually to the Government by the IT outsourcing companies contracted by the Commonwealth Government. These reports are [...]
IT Outsourcing company Advantra fails to meet Industry Development deadline
Evidence presented at a Senate estimates hearing last week revealed that Advantra, a Telstra subsidiary contracted to deliver IT services to the ‘Group 5’ cluster of agencies, failed to meet the deadline for their industry development report. Under their contract provisions, IT outsourcing vendors are required to furnish an independently audited report to the Government [...]
Youth Roundtable report must be made public
The Minister for Youth Affairs, Dr Kemp, must make public the recommendations from the Youth Roundtable program, the Shadow Minister for Youth, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. The 1999 Outcomes Package, a report of recommendations made by delegates at last year’s National Youth Roundtable program, was classified as a ‘departmental document’ and the Minister is [...]
IT Outsourcing “Group 11″ set to proceed, regardless of Humphry Review outcomes
The ‘Group 11′ IT outsourcing contract will proceed despite the Coalition delaying the close of tenders until after the Humphry review into the Coalition’s failed IT outsourcing program is received by Minister Fahey, Senate Estimates heard this week. The Group 11 contract comprises the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs; the Department of Employment, [...]
Kate Lundy sends sad farewell to the Sandman
Today the youth of Australia mourn the departure from youth radio network JJJ of The Sandman, one of Australia’s most loved personalities. The JJJ radio series, 204 Bell Street – a Sandman creation that has been running for more than two years – aired its final episode this morning. Like its predecessor, Pleasant Avenue, 204 [...]
