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  • Government matches Medicare, Centrelink data to combat fraud

    The Department of Human Services is preparing to launch a new program that will combine data from Centrelink and Medicare in an effort to unearth discrepancies between records held at the two agencies.

    Written by Rohan Pearce29 July 19 10:48
  • DHS urged to repair child support IT system

    The Department of Human Services (DHS) has been urged to take “immediate” action to upgrade its Child Services payment systems after an independent review found it unfit for purpose.

    Written by Eleanor Dickinson23 May 19 10:37
  • IT outage hits immigration systems at airports

    The Australian Border Force has warned of delays in passenger processing at international airports, with ABF staff forced to resort to manual processing.

    Written by Rohan Pearce29 April 19 09:00
  • NSW CISO Milosavljevic departs for federal DHS role

    Dr Maria Milosavljevic, the NSW Government’s inaugural chief information security officer, is leaving the role to become the federal Department of Human Services' chief data officer.

    Written by George Nott23 Jan. 19 09:52
  • ‘Sly’ moves and savvy planning empowers former female CIO

    Susan Sly didn’t plan on having a career in IT. In fact, this Western Australian girl had always planned on being a vet. But while vet science didn’t materialise, she found herself immersed in the world of physics and mathematics at university - and eventually went into the navy.

    Written by Jennifer O'Brien31 Oct. 18 12:33
  • DHS suffers four day system outage, union claims

    ​As the Department of Human Services’ acting CIO Charles McHardie sat before a Senate committee last week defending his department’s botched Child Support system overhaul, staff at the Child Support agency were forced to revert to pen and paper as the platform suffered a major outage, it is claimed.

    Written by George Nott28 March 18 16:50
  • IBM awarded $13.7M Govt mainframe deal

    ​IBM has won a $13.7 million deal from the Department of Human Services for the provision of mainframe storage infrastructure.

    Written by Leon Spencer11 May 17 11:45
  • Human services gets agile with citizen data

    The Department of Human Services is eager to make the 30 years' worth of citizen data in its control more accessible to ministers and policy-makers.

    Written by George Nott06 April 17 07:09
  • Human Services seeks STEM grads for CIO scheme

    ​The Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering university graduates with STEM skills places on a six month IT career development scheme.

    Written by George Nott28 March 17 14:57
  • Budget 2016: $199M for childcare IT, $50M for myGov

    The government is allocating $199.4 million over the next four years to fund the building of an IT system to support the implementation of child care measures announced in last year’s budget.

    Written by Byron Connolly03 May 16 22:02
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