The Central Agencies Shared Services (CASS) has not used the most effective framework for understanding the current state of ICT maturity of the central government agencies, according to the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in its overview of CASS.
Treasury has taken over the Gateway and Major Projects Monitoring Unit, formerly administered by the State Services Commission.
A requirement that a component of a government IT tender be open-source has sparked debate on whether such a specification is appropriate.
The State Services Commission has issued guidance for government agencies in using and monitoring social media, including blogs, wikis and social networking sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn.
ICT consultancy Voco claims it has been vindicated with the release of reports into the failed Government Shared Network (GSN).