The Howard Government has squandered the last four years, missing opportunity after opportunity for significant growth in information technology and telecommunications (IT&T). Over this period there were no less than five reports explicitly recommending strategies to grow our IT&T industry, and our presence in information technology. The five reports are: Spectator or Serious Player The [...]
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Fahey’s IT Outsourcing report card sees five out of five ‘FAILS’
The Australian National Audit Office has provided the Coalition with a comprehensive report card in their IT Outsourcing Program,” Senator Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology said today. “In five critical areas, Minister Fahey has clocked five resounding ‘FAILS’, with the Audit Office documenting significant flaws and exposing critical failings across the management, implementation [...]
It’s confirmed: no savings in Fahey’s IT Outsourcing Program
The Auditor-General Performance Audit, Implementation of Whole-of-Government Information Technology Infrastructure Consolidation and Outsourcing Initiative, tabled today, exposes major flaws and cost blow-outs in the IT Outsourcing Program. The report also exposes massive financial penalties for vendors who have not met contracted service levels. For example: Financial penalties accrued by EDS (the IT Outsourcing vendor for [...]
Government must exclude Science Agencies from failed IT Outsourcing Program
Senator Kate Lundy today attacked the Government’s decision to outsource the information technology requirements of CSIRO and other science agencies. “This idiotic decision will damage the agencies and degrade Australia’s standing as a knowledge nation,” Senator Lundy said. “The scientific community is rightly concerned that the Government’s failed IT Outsourcing Program will cause irreparable damage [...]
Vendor penalties highlight flaws in Coalition’s IT Outsourcing Program
Outsourcing vendor CSC has been issued with over $2 million in service credit penalties for non performance, a further indication that the Coalition’s IT Outsourcing Program has failed to deliver either client benefits or cost savings, Senator Kate Lundy said today. CSC (Computer Sciences Corp, a US multinational) is the vendor for Cluster 3, on [...]
Health officials do a Gosper, courtesy of IBM
Two senior-ranking health department officials today owned up to having accepted an invitation to run in the Olympic Torch Relay from IBM, the company recently awarded the controversial Health Group IT Outsourcing contract, a Senate Estimates Committee heard today. IBM won the Health Cluster contract, which includes the Health Department, Health Insurance Commission (HIC) and [...]
IT outsourcing costing millions as flawed government program stalls
Commonwealth agencies and departments are losing millions of dollars while Minister Fahey’s IT outsourcing program stalls, Shadow Minister Assisting on IT, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. “At the last round of Senate estimates, I heard evidence pointing to a $6m shortfall for the Department of Health as a result of the IT outsourcing program. “The [...]
