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WA Department of Health hunting for CIO
After five years with only interim heads of IT, the WA Department of Health is searching for a suitable permanent CIO candidate. [ + ]
'Snowy' x86 cluster takes on life sciences challenge
The Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative has commissioned a 30-teraflop Lenovo x86 cluster called 'Snowy' which is dedicated to life sciences research. [ + ]
WA Government's first GCIO takes up reigns
Western Australia's acting government CIO Giles Nunis has become the first person to be appointed permanent GCIO. [ + ]
NSW Innovation Minister pledges data sharing laws
New South Wales Minister for Innovation Victor Dominello used a keynote at the IFIP World Computer Congress to detail plans for the state's new whole-of-government Data Analytics Centre. [ + ]
Data centres look to cloud transformation as expansion cools
Increasing adoption of data centre as a service and specialised offerings such as cloud-based contact centres will drive growth in data centre sourcing even as investment in the local data centre sector cools in coming years, according to market watchers. [ + ]
US audit finds weak infosec practices in government
The US-based Government Accountability Office has found weaknesses in the information security policies and practices of 24 federal agencies. [ + ]
Melbourne's Vix wins ticketing deal in Dallas, USA
Smart ticketing vendor Vix Technology has won a deal to provide a fare payment system for the US-based Dallas Area Rapid Transit. [ + ]
NSW's ServiceFirst will not exist in six months
The NSW Government's shared services agency, ServiceFirst, will cease to exist within six months, following the signing of a $215m outsourcing and offshoring contract in June. [ + ]
Canberra first capital city to legalise Uber
The ACT will be one of the first capital cities in the world to legalise ridesharing services, such as UberX, from 30 October. [ + ]
Policy morass, legacy haunt $1bn DHS project
The Department of Human Services is embarking on a $1bn overhaul of its core systems, but government watchers believe the successful completion of the overhaul will take a lot more than just throwing money at the problem. [ + ]
City of Melbourne hires its first CDO
Former PwC employee Michelle Fitzgerald has taken up the role of the City of Melbourne's first chief digital officer. [ + ]
Treasury hands $5.8m ERP deal to Technology One
Treasury has awarded Technology One a three-year contract to provide the basis for a revamped enterprise resource planning solution. [ + ]
Regulator AFSA searching for new CIO
The Australian Financial Security Authority is searching for a new permanent CIO to replace acting CIO Todd Porter. [ + ]
UK, US to strengthen digital government collaboration
The governments of the UK and the US have committed to working together on initiatives to transform the delivery of government services for the digital era. [ + ]
Fingerprints of 5.6m US federal workers stolen
A major data breach compromised the personal information of around 21.5 million current and former US federal employees, including fingerprint records for an estimated 5.6m workers. [ + ]
