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Finance minister Katy Gallagher said she will closely monitor the way the DTA addresses ANAO recommendations to ensure highlighted processes and behaviours don’t happen again.

The days of big bang IT deals to mega vendors could be over. Reforms to stop agencies favouring large incumbent players will shrink deal sizes and liberalise purchasing rules are set to hit imminently.

Government service delivery agencies that can’t “answer the friggin’ phones” should not be spending time and money exploring exciting new areas like big data analytics, artificial intelligence and gamification, argues the Commonwealth’s former chief digital officer Paul Shetler.

Like a trip to the tip, a government ICT review can be a life affirming experience.