Exclusive: Behind the scenes of DWP's ambitious tech transformation

Modernising Europe’s biggest IT estate

Tom Allen
clock • 5 min read
Exclusive: Behind the scenes of DWP's ambitious tech transformation

Under new leadership, the Department for Work and Pensions is transforming its IT infrastructure, adopting agile methods and AI integration to eliminate tech debt and boost efficiency.

The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest IT function in the UK government, and has even been called "the biggest IT estate in Europe," where almost 5,000 staff serve 20 million customers...

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