Public health body SA Health has picked up a South Australian iAward for its Health Information Broker state-wide hospital patient record project. [ + ]

ServiceNow and UXC Keystone have been selected to provide the core platform for GovDC Marketplace, a one-stop shop for NSW government agencies to procure approved ICT services. [ + ]

'Digital embassies' — where data physically hosted in one country is legally regarded as being in another — could help overcome tricky jurisdictional issues. [ + ]

A measured and collaborative approach has put the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's digital transformation effort on the right track to long-term success. [ + ]

US President Barack Obama has clarified the federal government agencies in charge of both asset responses and threat responses to cyberthreats against the nation. [ + ]

Transport for NSW has expanded its long-standing relationship with Sydney software developer 8common Limited to cover adoption of the company's cloud-based expense management software. [ + ]

As its own identity crisis bites, Australia's federal government is mustering support for a security overhaul. [ + ]

An identity and access management framework is helping NSW Government agencies find a commonality of purpose that has already proved to have significant transformational effects. [ + ]

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new cabinet includes the freshly created role of Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, and Dan Tehan has been appointed to the position. [ + ]

Albany has secured a share of the WA government's $8.5m CCTV fund and will use the proceeds to install 18 extra cameras in high-crime areas. [ + ]

Adelaide has been selected to take the reins from the Gold Coast to host the second annual Australian Smart Communities Summit next year. [ + ]

A new Bill introduced by a bipartisan group of US congressmen and senators aims to cut back wasteful spending on legacy IT systems by government agencies through accelerating cloud adoption. [ + ]

The White House has announced a new four-pillared strategy designed to address a shortfall of cybersecurity talent among US federal government agencies. [ + ]

Under new rules aimed at protecting government communications, all government emails sent outside the Public Service Network will need to use encryption and the new DMARC authentication protocol from October. [ + ]

Broome Health Campus has become the 75th site to be granted access to WA's Emergency Telehealth service, which aims to help clinicians provide a 'virtual emergency room' for patients in remote areas. [ + ]