http://peti.to/tags/government/Recent content in Government on Ben PetitoHugo -- gohugo.ioenThu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +1030http://peti.to/posts/sovereignty-compliance-date/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +1030http://peti.to/posts/sovereignty-compliance-date/<p>A new whole-of-government cloud policy came into effect on Wednesday, and outside of Canberra I&rsquo;m not sure many people noticed. The DTA&rsquo;s Cloud Policy took effect on 1 July, and it lands alongside the updated AI-in-government policy, where the first mandatory requirements kicked in on 15 June and the rest arrive by December. Worth being precise about scope: this is a Commonwealth policy, so it binds federal (non-corporate Commonwealth) entities, not the states - though I&rsquo;d be surprised if the states don&rsquo;t drift the same way over time. If you don&rsquo;t work with government you can be forgiven for scrolling past all of it. If you do, the thing worth paying attention to is a bit subtle: a question that has been a comfortable think-piece for years just turned into an audit item.</p>