Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced how he plans to strengthen ties between Australia and the US on cybersecurity during his official visit to Washington, DC. [ + ]

TIO has announced a new member, reappointments and a retirement for its board of directors. [ + ]

The NSW Government has refreshed its data centre reform strategy document to give agencies with specialist infrastructure requirements more time to migrate to the new centralised government data centres. [ + ]

Global Health has announced deals to provide its MasterCare electronic medical record platform for ACT Health and the Adelaide Primary Health Network. [ + ]

BT has secured new contracts worth over €24 million to create one of the largest government clouds in Europe. [ + ]

A free app has been developed to improve water use efficiency for WA. [ + ]

Dr Heather Smith has been appointed as secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts, replacing Drew Clarke, who was made chief of staff for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has commenced a pilot of its new VicFreeWiFi network in Ballarat and Bendigo, with plans for a launch in the Melbourne CBD in early 2016. [ + ]

Treasury has implemented a virtual desktop virtualisation technology from Nutanix to allow employees to work on crucial tasks, including the Budget, from any location on any device. [ + ]

The AEC has contracted SMS Management & Technology to deliver AWS implementation for its public websites, in order to help the commission support major traffic spikes during election periods. [ + ]

There is a growing tide of concern that the troubled NBN rollout is being sidelined in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's much hyped 'ideas boom'. [ + ]

There are three critical aspects to ensuring the federal government's 'cloud first' policy adoption does not see productivity being sacrificed for cost savings: visibility, optimisation and control. [ + ]

Australia's Veterans and Veterans' Families Counselling Service has launched a pilot offering mental health counselling services over Skype video or audio links.

The government is holding information sessions this week for citizens and organisations seeking to help shape the government's commitments for open government reform. [ + ]

Telstra is the next big corporate player to announce investment in silicon quantum computing. [ + ]