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 [...]
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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 [...]
Coalition hedging on Howard’s promise to restore sports funding
The Coalition appears to be hedging on a promise by Prime Minister Howard to restore the funding base to Olympic sports cut in the last budget, the Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. Mr Howard, when asked on ABC radio on 2 October about his promise to increase funding to Olympic sport, [...]
IT Outsourcing review: Coalition allows just 3 weeks for submissions
Finance Minister Fahey’s ‘in-house’ review of the Coalition’s failed $5 billion IT Outsourcing Program is permitting just three weeks for submissions from interested parties, and just 20 days to deliver its finding, Senator Kate Lundy said today. Mr Richard Humphry, who has been appointed to conduct the review into the controversial Commonwealth Whole-of-Government Information Technology [...]
Senator Lundy launches www.Sk8parx.com
ACT Senator Kate Lundy will officially launch a web site on skate parks in Australia at the Canberra Museum Theatrette on Friday November 17 at 5.30 pm. The Skate Parks of Australia web site was developed by Matt Chamberlain and his brother who travelled around Australia collecting photographs and video footage of as many skate [...]
Fahey’s Outsourcing review still reeks of cover-up
“The announcement by John Fahey of terms of reference to his IT Outsourcing Review reveal a minister under extreme pressure from the Opposition,” Senator Kate Lundy said today. “His further concession – full disclosure of the IT review – does not mean that this process is transparent. It is still a Coalition ‘in-house’ exercise. “It [...]
