Taxpayers face an even greater slug for Barnaby Joyce's relocation of a Canberra public service agency to the heart of his own electorate.

Prisons agency faces claims of high risk of suicide and self-harm among current and former staff.

Here's to 2016, more different to 2015 than most people realise.

Turnbull announces recommendation for Jane Halton's replacement.

When viewed a certain way, most public servants have voted yes, says Public Service Commission

The federal health department has taken to monitoring social media for complaints and commentary about the long-delayed roll-out of the national My Health Record program.

The public service traditional Christmas shutdown used by bosses to trim employees' leave balances.

Waiting for the email from your secretary? We examine the peculiar yet tender rituals of the week before Christmas at work in the public service.

Contractors cost 80 grand more than public servants, Finance Departments says, and the public service hires more of them.

Public servants at ACMA, ABS and IP Australia all say no to deals offered under government's controversial policy.

Nightmare before Christmas for thousands of ATO casuals.

Hundreds of IT staff working 'massive' hours to fix big and complex mess.

Department blows $160 million on IT system that is 5 years late and still not working.

Tax office says it will fast-track refunds "where we can."

ATO pay negotiation stalemate set to drag on into 2017.

Attorney-General George Brandis has named a constiutional lawyer as the nation's next top legal adviser.

Vast amounts of data stored by the ATO have been lost in an IT crash.

The Tax Office ruled out a census-style "denial of service" attack as the reason for the loss of its entire website, saying the massive failure was due to hardware problems "not being caused by any external factors".

Commonwealth prosecutors have again shot down a pay deal offered by Turnbull government.

Contributors are paying for the digitising of new content after cuts forced the National Library of Australia to stop funding Trove's expansion.

The union has cried foul over the ballot of nearly 2000 workers in the office of federal politicians, alleging that many were unfairly denied the right to vote.

The public service is on a $250,000 talent quest, but rank-and-filers need not apply.

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The government spends more than $16 billion a year on IT and there are real questions about whether we get value for money.

'Barnaby's feathering his own nest.'

Tax Office workers prepare to vote in the wake of third Defence no-vote.

1260-day wage freeze for Barrier Reef public servants before EA consigned to a watery grave.

Victorian govt hires Canberra's 'Mr Renewables' as clean energy advocate

Acusations of 'hypocrisy' and 'unfairness as more federal high-earners get pay rises of up to $26,000.

Tech guru fires parting shot at public service bosses resisting digital change.

Agencies have been told they must consider recruits who lack clearances, but don't expect much change.