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'Weak and indefensible': Defence contract with controversial consultant KPMG skewered in external review

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A $515 million project to unify and exploit the vast troves of data held by the Department of Defence is in disarray. External consultants discovered a raft of serious governance failures, including the authorisation of a six-figure payment to controversial accounting firm KPMG. The review by Anchoram Consulting warned the project — known as ICT2284 or One Defence Data – had been "retrospectively" designed to justify a $100 million contract. The Commonwealth has allowed itself to be placed in a "weak and indefensible" contractual position.

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$100m Defence contract with KPMG rife with governance failures, review finds

A Defence data project involving a $100 million contract issued to KPMG is rife with serious governance failures, conflicts of interests and a "lack of accountability", according to an external review.

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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
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