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• Opinion: Are the ATO and Census failures just the tip of the iceberg?

  There is no point putting “lipstick on a pig” by implementing online transactional systems using tired backend infrastructure, says Ian Brightwell.

• ATO rolls out voice biometrics for online services

  ​The Australian Tax Office has integrated voice biometric technology into its mobile app, allowing taxpayers to quickly and easily prove their identity when engaging with the ATO’s suite of online services.

• ATO, Datacom sign $32.5 million contact centre contract

  With tax season approaching, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) awarded Datacom a $32.5 million, four-year contract for contact centre services.

• Tax office CIO outlines plan for delivering 'digital by default'

  A revamped online presence for the Australian Tax Office will help the government agency deliver “digital by default”, according to ATO CIO Bill Gibson.

• Australian government to write big data strategy

  The federal government will release a big data strategy this winter, Australian Government CIO Glenn Archer said Wednesday at an Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) summit in Canberra.

• ATO scams do the rounds

  It's almost the end of financial year, and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned companies and consumers to beware of phishing emails and telemarketing calls.

• Bean counting a risky exercise for accountants: ATO

  Few would peg bean counting as an occupation with serious health risks, but the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is convinced its staff are under threat from too much time with their calculators and desk chairs.

• HP to retain ATO centralised computing contract

  HP Enterprise Services, formerly EDS, has picked up the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) centralised computing contract.

• Linux users to get AUSkey access before Christmas

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed Linux users will finally have access to its AUSkey authentication software within two months, following compatibility complaints in May when the service was launched for Windows and Mac OS X only.
  

• ATO downplays Lockheed deal cost

  The Australian Taxation Office has clarified that its five-year desktop services contract with defence giant and IT contractor Lockheed Martin actually has a total pricetag of $283.4 million - not the $380 million it mistakenly published through the Government's tendering system.
  

• ATO e-tax software hit by potential security holes

  The denizens of global security mailing list Bugtraq have started discussing whether the Australian Taxation Office's e-tax 2010 software -- currently being used by millions of Australians to submit their tax returns -- has a security hole in it, due to the way it deals with remote Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates.