Tag: PwC

Defence ‘hoping for the best’ with PwC probity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence did not implement additional probity measures for PwC contractors working on its troubled industry security clearance program last year, despite concerns about the company eventually...

Govt spends $1.13bn on consultants so far this year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Large consulting firms have won Commonwealth contracts worth $1.13 billion so far this year as the Labor government strives to reduce reliance on the multinationals. At a Senate Estimates...

Census tech ‘on track’ as bill tips $30m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The forecast bill for Australia’s 2026 Census has cracked $30 million, with the government to again rely on Amazon Web Services cloud technologies but ditch troubled consultancy PwC for...

Quantum lobbyists go to work for PwC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
PwC has engaged the lobbying firm that helped an American quantum computing company secure a near $1 billion government investment this week, as a path back to government work...

No federal work for PwC until at least December

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Embattled consulting giant PwC has agreed not to bid on any new federal government work for at least seven months at the request of Department of Finance as the...

Deep freeze: Consulting giants’ federal revenue smashed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The value of federal contracts awarded to global consulting giants plunged by more than $1.1 billion between the 2021 and 2023 calendar years, according to tender data collated by...

PwC’s global boss defies Senate request

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
PwC’s global boss has defied the Senate’s request to provide a report on the involvement of its overseas partners in the tax leaks scandal that ended the Australian firm’s...