By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its bureaucracy. But these partnerships can flounder.
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Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
Businesses with more than 500 employees will need to meet targets against at least three gender equality indicators.
Federal and state governments are turning to a facial recognition company to ensure that people accessing services are who they say they are. The move promises to cut down on fraud, but at what cost?
Many other public bodies have flawed and outdated computer systems. How long before something else goes wrong?
The website has triggered random appointment cancellations and unreliable sign-ups. Only one contractor was deemed qualified to build it – and it wasn’t a major tech company. We’ve seen this before.
Eight former directors of the collapsed super-contractor face being banned for up to 15 years if they are found to be unfit to run a company.
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