• DWP not to use pre-populated applications for Universal Credit

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that it does not plan to...
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• UN critical of Universal Credit ‘digital by default’ service

  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has expressed concerns with the Universal Credit service, including…
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• Quantum computing, AI, cyber and blockchain get boost from Hammond’s Budget – but unimpressed PAC warns of Brexit ‘elephant in the room’

  Quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security and blockchain were the ‘winners’ in terms of technologies to benefit from Chancellor…
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• New vacancy in one of Whitehall’s three prime IT roles as Mayank Prakash announces DWP departure

  The third of the “great CIO offices of state”, at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is becoming vacant,…
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• Labour to consider scrapping Universal Credit system, conference hears

  The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool today that the Universal Credit programme is likely…
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• DWP hunts Agile team to help take Universal Credit data platform into cloud

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking to hire a team to implement a platform and surrounding services…
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• NAO: Universal Credit ‘not offering value for money now and its future value is unproven’

  The National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that the extended timescales involved in rolling out Universal Credit and the cost…
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• Harrison calls for more patience over Verify take-up

  Identity assurance scheme lead admits take up hasn’t matched government’s hopes or plans but says...
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• Could Brent signal the future of local government BPO?

  As the London Borough of Brent starts to unwind its longstanding Capita contract, GlobalData’s Alan Mo looks to the future…
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