Latest Department of Work and Pensions articles

DWP appoints Monster to overhaul Jobcentre Plus online services

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The contract is worth up to £20m
07 Feb 2012

DWP’s Work Programme susceptible to fraud due to IT delays

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Department has also massively exceeded the programme's original IT budget
26 Jan 2012

DWP looks to procure identity assurance services

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The contract is worth an estimated £200m
14 Dec 2011

DWP spend with HP and BT down £45m since last year

But the vendors are still the top tech suppliers to the Department
02 Dec 2011

Crash Podcast - Big data, DWP and the critical national infrastructure

This week on Crash Motti Tal, co-founder of OpTier discusses a new approach to big data. Also the DWP instigates another large IT contract, and we hear about the need for collaboration to protect critical national infrastructure
07 Nov 2011

Guide to managed print services pt3 – case studies

Rationalising the volume and type of equipment can yield significant savings
19 Oct 2011

MPs warn bean counters could delay vital IT projects

Greater clarity needed over accountability for Efficiency and Reform Group needed, say MPs
11 Oct 2011

HP wins two DWP contracts

HP has held on to two multi-million pound contracts at the DWP
05 Oct 2011

Opinion: NPfIT - a chronicle of a death foretold

After three damning reports the NHS IT programme is finally put out of its misery. So now what?
23 Sep 2011

HP's DWP staff to strike today

HP staff from Newcastle, Sheffield and Lytham opt for industrial action amid concerns over their jobs
08 Aug 2011

Agile development methods avert costly failures

Department for Work and Pensions plans to base all future software development on agile software project management frameworks
08 Mar 2011

Ian Duncan Smith gives go-ahead for real-time IT system for DWP

System will be used to implement the Universal Credit proposed at the Tory conference
06 Oct 2010

Citizen data sharing system abandoned

Government scraps plans for central data sharing system after three years
23 Aug 2010

ICO to ensure data protection laws are upheld at DWP

Department is considering liaising with store card organisations and Nectar in bid to prevent fraud
12 Aug 2010

Tech Talk news 1: Analysis - the Imperial War Museum's storage transformation

Welcome to the first instalment of Computing's new podcast, featuring news, analysis and commentary.
04 Aug 2010

New integrated IT system planned for DWP

New systems needed to support coalition's welfare reforms
02 Aug 2010

The £600m TCS DWP contract may be for the axe

Along with four other major IT commitments made by the last government
20 May 2010

DWP desktop services contract goes to Fujitsu

HP-EDS loses out as key contract come up for tender
16 Feb 2010

DWP awards BT £237m contract extension

BT extends its contract with DWP for three more years
10 Feb 2010

Lack of funds could delay full adoption of new child support IT system

Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is currently running two systems at once
03 Dec 2009

Six councils still not ready to join Government Connect network

Unnamed authorities dash government hopes to have all councils hooked up by end of September
02 Oct 2009

DWP taken to task for IT record

The Work and Pensions’ select committee has lambasted the DWP over its string of failed and poorly planned IT projects
27 Nov 2008

Government issues £4.5bn desktop services tender

Contract includes provision of PCs and laptops, software, security, infrastructure and support
25 Sep 2008