The DTA has announced the eight winners of this year's Australian Government Digital Awards, including Services Australia and ASIC. [ + ]

AGO and FrontierSI have launched a program that offers six contracts valued up to $150,000 each for Australian defence industry companies. [ + ]

The Australian Digital Health Agency has launched the first of a series of tenders for a work program aimed at modernising Australia's healthcare infrastructure. [ + ]

Cyber researcher Amy Stringfellow has won the ADM Women in Defence 'Rising Star' award for her research in next-generation technologies. [ + ]

The Australian AI community has risen to the challenge, following a call for solutions to key security challenges from Defence and the Office of National Intelligence. [ + ]

US federal government agencies have made significant progress implementing the security reforms prioritised by the Trump administration over the past year. [ + ]

The NSW Government, along with technology start-up Giraffe, has launched an ePlanning service that allows users to analyse layers of data about NSW infrastructure. [ + ]

An annual cybersecurity survey of tech leaders from across the United States has found that cybersecurity is a top priority for cities and counties. [ + ]

The DTA is offering a virtual course on cloud computing basics with Microsoft 365 Fundamentals for Australian Public Service digital professionals. [ + ]

The Department of Health and DFES have collaborated to customise the Emergency WA platform, to provide geographically targeted warnings and alerts about COVID-19. [ + ]

Oracle has secured protected-level certification for several SaaS products under the ACSC's Information Security Registered Assessors Program. [ + ]

The AIIA urged the returning Queensland Government to increase spending on building digital capability to help the state catch up with the rest of the country. [ + ]

EPA Victoria has won a global award for its AirWatch website, which provided health advice and air quality forecasts during the 2020 bushfires. [ + ]

Hospitals grappling with the effects of the summer's natural disasters followed by the COVID-19 pandemic increased usage of the My Health Record system by 300%. [ + ]

The Australian Government will invest $600 million into the Australian Defence Force's maritime communications as part of a new Fleet Information Environment. [ + ]