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inappropriate contract variationsThe Canberra Times
•Department amended one IT contract 250 times and counting
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Contract for outsourced IT services from the Department of Agriculture has been varied 235 times in three years .
The contract has been amended more than 250 times, taking the total value of the contract from $96,000,000 to $ 541,887,451.32 .
ACT independent senator David Pocock said this figure was "alarming" New rules were introduced to increase the transparency of procurement.
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