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Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breach
"Administrative mailbox" targeted.
Dec 1 2023 6:42AM
Gov considers automated decision-making laws
Will review inter-agency data matching.
Nov 14 2023 6:28AM
Services Australia's digital credential sharing with NSW on ice
Since the change of state government in March.
Oct 25 2023 6:48PM
Centrelink's canned $191m engine took minutes to do what existing system did in seconds
Also did not play nicely in production.
Sep 11 2023 12:29PM
State police helping crack Centrelink fraud suspects' passwords
By providing warrants to Services Australia.
Aug 21 2023 11:59AM
Centrelink's scrapped $191m ECE had processed just 784 claims
A month before being written off.
Aug 11 2023 7:10AM
Gov writes off Centrelink calculation engine project after $191m spent
"Could not keep throwing good money after bad."
Jul 25 2023 1:16PM
Services Australia sharing password-crackers with Dept of Education
Used a handful of times.
Jun 2 2023 6:55AM
Services Australia discloses "delays" on GovERP project
With $60m of funding pushed into next financial year.
Jun 1 2023 12:39AM
Password-crackers and metadata used to check Centrelink users' relationship status
When suspected of falsely claiming single payments.
Apr 4 2023 12:05PM
Services Australia, NDIA fell short in $374 million worth of procurements
Tech programs among those examined.
Mar 27 2023 11:46AM
Services Australia finds 'high risk' vulnerability in identity exchange
Says findings of pentests ‘actioned’ and exchange is safe to use.
Feb 23 2023 6:45AM
Centrelink's Pega-based payments engine is live
Operating in shadow mode since November 2022.
Feb 15 2023 12:25PM
Services Australia revises IT contractor cuts to "around 1245"
"No plan" to make further reductions.
Feb 15 2023 12:22PM
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Feb 14 2023 6:45AM
NSW and federal governments partner on digital IDs
Open respective digital wallets to carry more credentials.
Feb 2 2023 11:47AM
Services Australia to shed up to 2000 ICT contractors by mid-2023
From a range of branches and work programs.
Dec 1 2022 6:44AM
Services Australia slims ICT contractor workforce by 1000
As other major agencies assess options.
Nov 30 2022 6:40AM
Services Australia struggles to gauge exposure to Optus data breach
Can't get customer details out of Optus.
Oct 2 2022 11:48AM
Services Australia to scale up neurodiversity hiring program
New intake of up to 70 people.
Sep 21 2022 11:09AM
