Department of Defence
Renewal window
- AI roles, 12 months
- 2
- Data roles, 12 months
- 48
- Planned procurements
- 0
- AI contracts ending, 18 months
- 36
Signals
- 2 AI roles advertised in 12 months
- 48 data roles advertised in 12 months
- 35 AI or AI-adjacent contracts ending within 12 months (A$158.8m)
Stage is a rule of thumb from the signals below, not a prediction. Every line links to its public source.
Back-test 2022 to 2024 across 145 agencies: quarters after AI or data hiring saw an AI or AI-adjacent contract over A$1m 17% of the time, against 3% otherwise. But shuffling the hiring dates gives 17%, so the signal mostly tells you which agencies buy, not when.
AI and data hiring
| Advertised | Role title | Level | Type | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2026 | Director AI Strategy, Policy and Engagement | Executive Level 2 | AI | Gazette VN-0773527 |
| 1 October 2026 | Business Intelligence Manager | Executive Level 1 | Data | Gazette VN-0773148 |
| 28 September 2026 | Director, Costing Analytics and Benchmarking | Executive Level 2 | Data | Gazette VN-0772962 |
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See all 339, plus weekly alertsRole titles from the APS Public Service Gazette. Classified by title, so standard "AI tools in your application" wording is ignored. Contact details are never shown.
Annual Procurement Plan
No planned procurements captured for this agency yet. Spendari reads APPs for a growing list of agencies.
AI transparency statement
Not yet captured.
Paid AI seats
No seat numbers on the public record that we have found.
AI and AI-adjacent contracts ending
| Ends | Contract | Supplier | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Delivery Services | MICROSOFT PTY LTD | A$1.8m | CN4253378 |
| 30 November 2026 | Microsoft software under Academic Agreement | Data#3 Limited | A$2.9m | CN4008062 |
| 31 December 2026 | Software Support Services | SERVICENOW AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | A$40.4m | CN4029874 |
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