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Audit finds Veterans’ Affairs is effectively managing reform program, but must address DVA underperformance
By Shannon Jenkins
Wednesday March 10, 2021
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester. The DVA reform program is in its fourth year of implementation, with reforms to be delivered over six years. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) should work on addressing any “systemic issues” that may be affecting its ability to implement its comprehensive program of reforms, according to the national auditor general.
The Australian National Audit Office’s latest performance audit report, published on Tuesday, examined the effectiveness of DVA’s planning and management of the Veteran Centric Reform (VCR) program.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, AND TAXES
With 12 projects on the list, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has its new application modernisation play, which is aimed at addressing ongoing system health whilst rationalising and re-architecting for the future .
The ATO had its Single Touch Payroll (STP) project on the DTA s engage list before, and although it came into effect on 1 July 2019, further expansions of STP continue to be rolled out, including engagement with Services Australia and its welfare data-matching initiative.
STP is essentially the automation of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) and super reporting between businesses and government.
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