IT Companies Gifts and Hospitality to Government Officials- Violation of Code
Private sector could face scrutiny after US software company reveals it wined and dined NDIA officials Parliamentary report finds agency officials also failed to declare gifts and outings paid for by IT firm Salesforce. The potential “inappropriate cultivation” of government officials by the private sector could soon be under the microscope after US software company Salesforce revealed it wined and dined NDIA officials on at least 118 instances before, during and after the signing of a multimillion-dollar software contract. A parliamentary audit committee has recommended the federal government look into a number of contracts between the public service and major IT companies to see whether the behaviour is more widespread. The committee also noted the agency in charge of the national disability insurance scheme failed to publicly declare the ritzy outings with Salesforce officials. The final report on contracting arrangements at the NDIA and Services Australia, released Wednesday,