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ICL Post Office fiasco costs UK taxpayers £1bn
News The NAO lays the blame for the failure on all three players: the DSS, the Post Office, and contractors ICL, who lost an additional £180m itself in the debacle. The Department of Social Services (DSS)... [18 Aug 2000]
DSS upgrades 'Jurassic' systems in fraud fight
News The Department of Social Security (DSS) is to outsource its legacy IT system in an effort to clamp down on benefit fraud. The DSS has been criticised for its current computer system... [14 Aug 2000]
DSS launches fraud Web site
News Social Security minister, Stephen Timms, said the site - http://www.dss.gov.uk/hq/bfraud - is a direct and convenient way to involve the public in the fight to combat fraud. The DSS site... [18 May 1999]
DSS in chaos over database collapse
News The UK Department of Social Services (DSS) is facing a painful few months after the collapse of its computerised database of National Insurance Records (NIR). A spokesman for the DSS said: "Only 20 per... [10 Sep 1998]
