Some of Canberra’s biggest IT shops have been targeted by the Australian National Audit Office in its latest laundry list of reviews scheduled to take place over the next 12 months. The auditor will also double-down on cyber security, with two potential reviews centering around the cyber resilience of government agencies after repeated failures. Out of its annual work program of 69 potential reviews for 2020-21, released earlier this month, more than 10 are aimed at IT, cyber security, privacy and data.
The ANAO has proposed taking a fine-toothed comb to the IT management practices of two of the agencies with the largest IT spend: the Department of Defence and Services Australia.
Responsible for a total spend of $1.3 billion each year, Defence’s chief information officer group (CIOG) will face a possible review into its oversight of the department’s IT activities....MORE
