Finance’s ‘basic’ spreadsheet error triggers reform calls
Tom BurtonGovernment editor
The federal Finance department failed to remove hidden tabs in a master spreadsheet, exposing confidential pricing data, a review has found, as vendors called for reform of the $70 billion tender system.
Commonwealth ombudsman Michael Manthorpe found that human error led to the mistaken release in February of sensitive pricing data for all 410 consulting vendors.
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