ANAO found the ATO's then-CIO failed to declare his interest in Accenture for six months after taking the role, yet was not removed from procurement decisions during that period. Accenture was awarded a $136M whole-of-government managed services contract. The conflict of interest management failure represents a governance breakdown at the most senior IT level of Australia's tax authority.
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$136.0M of Australian taxpayer money was misappropriated at Australian Taxation Office. ANAO found the ATO's then-CIO failed to declare his interest in Accenture for six months after taking the role, yet was not removed from procurement decisions during that period. Accenture was awarded a $136M whole-of-government managed services contract. The conflict of interest management failure represents a governance breakdown at the most senior IT level of Australia's tax authority.
Spread across Australia's 10.8 million households, that's roughly $13 per family — enough in total for funding 91 fully equipped school classrooms.
ATO's former CIO had an undisclosed interest in Accenture. Accenture won a $136M ATO contract. He wasn't removed from decisions. ANAO just confirmed it. This is the agency that audits YOUR tax returns. @reckonerAU
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