approached the former chief defence scientist who oversaw Dr Wu’s appointment, Alex Zelinsky, for comment. Professor Zelinskly, now the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle, did not respond.
Dr Wu pushed reforms at DST that she conceded in her speech were not always well received by colleagues, such as her proposals to increase the focus on unmanned aerial systems and live, virtual and construction simulation.Former Australian ambassador to Israel, federal Liberal MP David Sharma, and former Office of National Assessments director-general Allan Gyngell both last week highlighted the problem with vetting officials of Chinese origin.
The CSIRO has also had to spend tens-of-millions-of-dollars to upgrade its cybersecurity and IT systems after a Chinese scientist working at its Parkville office in Melbourne abruptly left Australia in 2013 having transmitted, or taken, a large amount of sensitive data.
Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)