Tag: WPIT

No further tech contractor cuts planned at Services Aus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Services Australia is planning no further cuts to its technology contractor workforce this year after shedding 1245 workers in late 2022 and standing down more over the Christmas and...

Gershon 2.0: Services Aus cuts 1000 tech contractors

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
As many as 1000 technology contractors have been let go at Services Australia amid the federal government’s push to reduce its external workforce and following the end of several...

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...

Billion-dollar IT project likely to miss key goal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The primary goal of the billion-dollar, seven-year project to redevelop the tech system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments would likely not be achieved, while Services Australia had not appropriately managed...

Digital shift in welfare burden

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Increased automation and digitisation in government welfare services had “shifted the burden” onto the community sector and hurting Australia’s most vulnerable citizens, a new report has found. The Anglicare...