The federal government faces criticism after removing key accountability targets designed to stop public service agencies from outsourcing core work, a move that comes despite a $1.2 billion increase in temporary personnel contract spending.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) warned that abandoning these targets under the public service's Strategic Commissioning Framework (SCF) would reduce agency oversight and drive even greater numbers of outsourced jobs.
The policy shift coincided with a sharp rise in external procurement.
