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Abbreviations
List of Recommendations
Executive Summary
Privatisation and externalisation
'Frank and fearless' undermined
Recommendations
Chapter 1—Introduction
Referral
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgment
Content and structure of report
Chapter 2—Background
Role of the APS
Independent Review of the APS
APS reform agenda
Public expectations of the APS
External observations on the current capability of the APS
Committee view
Chapter 3—Labour hire
Privatisation by stealth
Impact of the ASL cap
What is the scale of labour hire within the APS?
The impact of labour hire
Impact on service quality
Case study: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Committee view
Chapter 4—Digital capability
Accelerating the digital transformation
The need for strategic and significant investment in ICT
Digital and ICT workforce
Concerns with ICT procurement
Committee views
Chapter 5—Consultants
Use of consultants
Committee view
Chapter 6—Procurement capability
Committee view
Chapter 7—Creating a workforce for the future
A 'whole-of-service' approach
Workplace bargaining policy
Inconsistent pay and conditions across the APS
Classifications and hierarchy
Mobility within the APS
Building and upskilling a diverse workforce
Committee views
Chapter 8—Culture and final observations
Politicisation creep
Committee view
Final observations
Dissenting report from Coalition Senators
Additional comments by the Australian Greens
Consultancies
Removing restrictions on public servants
Gender pay gap
Supporting inclusivity through employment and procurement policies
Appendix 1—Government response to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the APS
Appendix 2—Case study: National Disability Insurance Agency and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission
Appendix 3—Core principles for the APS
Appendix 4—Submissions and additional information received by the committee
Appendix 5—Public hearings