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DFAT Security Upgrades Lag Years Behind | Australia News
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DFAT’s $400 million global embassy security upgrade program is years behind schedule, with critical projects like armored vehicles and alarm systems still incomplete. A key database, delayed from 2021 to late 2023, ballooned from $1.3 million to $8.4 million due to poor contract management and ignored risk warnings. Despite admitting data inaccuracies, DFAT has committed to audit recommendations to improve security and data quality, with the Secretary reaffirming staff safety as a top priority.
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