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• Department of Finance drafts cyber security clauses

  The Australian Department of Finance is inviting feedback from the IT industry about draft cyber security clauses.

• Australian government CIO quits

  The Australian government’s CIO Glenn Archer has quit after spending just over one year in the role.
  

• Coalition puts IT governance in the frame

  The Coalition has proposed a new structure where ultimate authority for “effective whole-of-government ICT decisions” would rest with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
  

• Government cuts tech spending by $300 million: report

  The Australian government has cut spending on technology products and services by $300 million between 2010 and 2012, according to a new report from the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

• Glenn Archer to become the next Australian Gov CIO

  Glenn Archer, deputy and first assistant secretary to former Federal CIO Ann Steward, will step into the Australian Government CIO role, the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) announced.

• Australian Government CIO to retire

  Australian Government CIO Ann Steward said she will retire at the end of the year.

• Updated: Dept of Finance appoints new CIO

  The Federal Department of Finance and Deregulation has appointed TransACT general manager of IT, Rozanne Frost, as its new CIO.

• Finance Dept finalises Managed Print Services Panel

  The Department of Finance and Deregulation has announced the formulation of its Managed Print Services Panel as part of its overall push to whole-of-government ICT procurement.

• Federal govt gets new telecomms supply panel

  The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has announced a new group of seven companies in its whole-of-government Telecommunications Management Panel.

• Federal govt goes shopping for new search service

  The Australian Government Information Management Service (AGIMO) is on the hunt for a supplier of a managed search service for the Government Search Service, which allows people to retrieve information from public-facing government websites.

• NBN assumptions independently tested

  The Department of Finance and Deregulation is expected to receive today draft results from an independent review into NBN Co’s business plan.
  

• Ancient parliamentary car service crumbles

  The 20 year-old system that supports the parliamentary car service is failing security requirements for official government guests.