Stories about: Department of Defence

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UXC hit by insulation rebate scheme 26 February, 2010 07:57

Services giant UXC (ASX:UXC) has commenced a strategic review to examine ways to unlock greater shareholder value for the company.
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Defence making progress on ICT sourcing reform 18 February, 2010 11:12

The Department of Defence is to shortly conclude two major steps toward achieving the [[xref:http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325684/defence_outlines_ict_strategy_new_report/|November 2009 Defence ICT Strategy recommendation to reform its approach to ICT sourcing.]]
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Dwarf helicopters, smart subs and mining robots to automate Australia 17 February, 2010 12:05

Meet Hugh F Durrant-Whyte, the man who wants to automate Australia. This master of machines reckons there is an unmanned robot for every labour-intensive and dangerous job in the country.
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Defence gifts Thales $51m IT contract 11 February, 2010 16:30

The Department of Defence has gifted a $51 million contract for the provision of command and control systems support services to Thales Australia.
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Hackers launch DoS attack on government websites 10 February, 2010 15:50

A group calling itself ‘Anonymous’ has launched a denial of service (DoS) attack on two government websites to protest the Federal Government’s plans to introduce mandatory ISP-level Internet content filtering.
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Defence CIO group plans for fewer suppliers in IT shake-up 19 January, 2010 14:22

The Department of Defence will appoint one or more service providers to deliver IT projects and assist with its strategic reform agenda as part of a larger move to transform how services are delivered by agency's internal IT organisation.
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Defence to ditch dated PABX 11 January, 2010 16:47

The Department of Defence is set to decommission a 24-year-old PABX that services its administrative offices in Canberra.
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Computerworld Top 10 Most Influential 2009 — #7 Gershon 03 December, 2009 10:34

The name may not be immediately familiar to many on the street, but due to both its tangible impact in the Federal Government and its conceptual influence, the Computerworld Top 10 Most Influential for 2009 panel gave Gershon 7th place.
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ICT contractors to get quicker security clearence 02 December, 2009 08:22

The Federal Government has established a single security vetting agency in the Department of Defence for Commonwealth security clearances.
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Defence budget audit supports ICT revamp 17 November, 2009 17:55

The Department of Defence has released the findings of audit into its budget that supports a revamp of the agency's use of ICT after receiving a freedom of information request.
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Defence to consolidate vendors in an effort to save cash 11 November, 2009 13:20

The Department of Defence has flagged its sourcing strategy as a major area of review in its Defence Information and Communications Technology Strategy 2009 report.