Charges laid over over bungled public schools IT system

<h2>Victoria&&num;8217&semi;s anti-corruption Commission&comma; IBAC&comma; has charged three people in relation to the failed Ultranet project for Victorian Government schools&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>IBAC&&num;8217&semi;s Operation Dunham&comma; one of IBAC’s most complex investigations&comma; examined the conduct of officers of the former Department of Education and Training in connection with the failed Ultranet project and related matters&period; The Ultranet was intended to be an online teaching and learning system for Victorian Government schools&period; It was cancelled in 2014&comma; with estimates of its eventual cost ranging from &dollar;127 million to &dollar;240 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The three people &&num;8211&semi; a former Managing Director and CEO&comma; a former Group General Manager Technology Solutions&comma; and a former Department of Education and Training Deputy Secretary &&num;8211&semi; have each been charged with five counts of obtaining property by deception&period; The former Department of Education and Training Deputy Secretary has also been charged with one count of misconduct in public office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The three have been summoned to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates&&num;8217&semi; Court on 3 July&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>IBAC can make no further comment on the matter as it is now before the Court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Operation Dunham<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On 27 January 2017&comma; IBAC tabled a report before Parliament on its findings and recommendations following an investigation into the conduct of officers of the Department of Education and Training &lpar;DET&rpar; in connection with the Ultranet project and related matters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Known as Operation Dunham&comma; the investigation has resulted in recommendations being made to the&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Department of Education and Training &lpar;DET&rpar; to review current arrangements governing how schools and other work areas pursue and respond to commercial opportunities&semi; and strengthen internal procurement and governance arrangements for major projects  <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Victorian Public Sector Commission to consider banning public sector employees receiving any gift&comma; benefit or hospitality from a current or prospective supplier<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Department of Treasury and Finance to consider improvements to reviews of high value and&sol;or high risk projects&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;