The Office of Asset Sales and IT Outsourcing (OASITO) paid a total of $91,638,121.70 to outsourcing consultants during 1999-2000, according to their annual report released today.
This figure is double the amount OASITO spend last year, when it paid out $46.4 million on consultants.
A total of 88 consultants were used by OASITO. This means that the average paid to each consultant was $1,041,342.
For the 2nd Tranche of Telstra, OASITO paid 18 consultants a total of $67,177,649.31, or $3,732,091 each.
Two consultants who advised on the outsourcing of Dasfleet were paid a total of $1,932,427.22.
The Coalition’s IT Outsourcing Initiative, which an Australian National Audit Office Report earlier this month found was beset by a range of major flaws, cost blow outs and unrealistic savings targets, paid 13 consultants $11,422,275.27.
“These consultants have been paid an obscene amount of money for advice, which in many cases has not resulted in savings benefits to the departments and agencies, nor has it improved client services,” Senator Lundy said.
“Minister Fahey must now acknowledge the Coalition’s IT Outsourcing Program is out of control and he must put a halt to the Program immediately,” Senator Lundy said.
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