Salesforce slammed for lavish gifts, meals with NDIA

Bureaucrats are on notice over lavish gifts and hospitality from business software giant Salesforce and other tech providers, after a parliamentary committee called for an investigation into inappropriate “cultivation”.

A review of procurement arrangements at Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency revealed executives from the US-based Salesforce paid for expensive restaurant meals and golf games for federal public servants. Much of this hospitality was not reported as required by public service guidelines for gifts valued over $100.