Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Nutanix Hybrid Multicloud Platform Recognized as a Leader

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX ), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Q3 2023, published by Forrester Research, Inc.

Key Points: 
  • Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX ), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Q3 2023, published by Forrester Research, Inc.
  • Nutanix believes these results show the company’s strength in helping organizations build a hybrid multicloud platform to run all apps and data anywhere - whether in the datacenter, in public cloud or at the edge.
  • Strengthened cyber resilience with accelerated ransomware detection and recovery with new features in Nutanix Data Lens™ and Nutanix Unified Storage™.
  • The features build on the strength of Nutanix Cloud Platform to protect and secure customers’ most sensitive data across clouds.

Maximus wins major UK government contract

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The award maintains Maximus’ position as a leading provider of health assessments to the UK government.

Key Points: 
  • The award maintains Maximus’ position as a leading provider of health assessments to the UK government.
  • Since 2015, Maximus has been the only national provider of the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
  • Maximus will deliver across Scotland and Northern England, and as a delivery partner to Capita across the Midlands and Wales.
  • “We are delighted to continue our partnership with DWP to deliver the next generation of health and disability assessments,” said Dr. Paul Williams, Division President of Maximus UK.

Maximus wins major UK government contract

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The award maintains Maximus’ position as a leading provider of health assessments to the UK government.

Key Points: 
  • The award maintains Maximus’ position as a leading provider of health assessments to the UK government.
  • Since 2015 Maximus has been the only national provider of the Health Assessment Advisory Service on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • Dr Paul Williams, Division President of Maximus UK, said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with DWP to deliver the next generation of health and disability assessments.
  • Bruce Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximus, said: “This award continues our expansion in the UK market.

ICO to prioritise Freedom of Information complaints with significant public interest

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a new approach to prioritise complaints made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where there is significant public interest.

Key Points: 
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a new approach to prioritise complaints made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where there is significant public interest.
  • As part of the ICO’s efforts to improve its FOI services, the new prioritisation framework will ensure that complaints where there is significant public interest in the information requested will now be dealt with quicker than previously.
  • The prioritisation framework is one of the ICO’s new ways of working to ensure people receive swifter responses.
  • “At the ICO we, like many public bodies, continue to face the long-term challenge of doing more with less in real terms.
  • “Timeliness is everything in access to information, so we need the support from public authorities to ensure people are receiving timely responses.
  • The new criteria provides clear guidance and expectations about what constitutes significant public interest – for example, if the issue is likely to involve large amounts of public money, or the information may significantly impact vulnerable groups.
  • The criteria will be kept under review and cover complaints made under both FOIA and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).

Addressing concerns on the use of AI by local authorities

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

So many of people’s interactions with the government, both local and central, involve us handing over data about ourselves.

Key Points: 
  • So many of people’s interactions with the government, both local and central, involve us handing over data about ourselves.
  • This could be as simple as our name or date of birth, or as personal as our financial history or health information.
  • This should especially be the case when accessing welfare or social support, where an individual may be at their most vulnerable.
  • They should also be confident that none of their personal data is being used to discriminate against them, either consciously or unconsciously.
  • Overall 11 local authorities were identified through a risk assessment process to ensure a representative sample based on geographical location and those with the largest benefits workload.
  • While we did not find evidence of discrimination or unlawful usage in this case, we understand that these concerns exist.
  • If a local authority decides to engage a third party to process personal data using algorithms, data analytics or AI, they are responsible for assessing that they are competent to process personal data in line with the UK GDPR.

Kong Inc. Unveils Winners of the API Innovator Awards and Partner Awards

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Friday, September 30, 2022

Today at the Kong Summit 2022 conference, Kong Inc. , the cloud native API company, announced the winners of its second annual API Innovator Awards and inaugural Partner Awards.

Key Points: 
  • Today at the Kong Summit 2022 conference, Kong Inc. , the cloud native API company, announced the winners of its second annual API Innovator Awards and inaugural Partner Awards.
  • The API Innovator Awards recognize teams and individuals who are navigating new and complex business challenges with the help of Kong solutions such as Kong Konnect, Kong Enterprise, Kong Gateway, Kuma and Insomnia.
  • For the very first time, the Partner Awards spotlight companies in Kongs partner network that are supporting joint customer success across various regions.
  • Kong is the cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world.

220,000 British women die waiting for pension compensation according to WASPI research

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

LONDON, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --ALMOST a quarter of a million women will have died waiting for pension compensation by the end of this year, new figures reveal.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --ALMOST a quarter of a million women will have died waiting for pension compensation by the end of this year, new figures reveal.
  • The research was commissioned by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) ahead of the Spring Statement.
  • The figures show that since WASPI started campaigning, the government has saved 3.8bn on compensation likely to be awarded to those affected, by allowing women to die waiting for what they are owed.
  • Andrew Gwynne MP, Co-Chair for the APPG for State Pension Inequality for Women APPG said:
    "These figures are absolutely shocking.

Committee to question Sir Iain Duncan Smith on Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.

Key Points: 
  • Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.
  • As Work and Pensions Secretary between 2010 and 2016, Sir Iain was one of the main architects of the UC system.
  • He will appear alongside Baroness Stroud, his former special adviser and now chief executive of think tank the Legatum Institute.
  • The Committee will also question a panel of technical experts as the Committee explores how the operation of UC might be changed to mitigate the impact of the minimum five week wait for a first payment.

Committee to question Sir Iain Duncan Smith on Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.

Key Points: 
  • Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.
  • As Work and Pensions Secretary between 2010 and 2016, Sir Iain was one of the main architects of the UC system.
  • He will appear alongside Baroness Stroud, his former special adviser and now chief executive of think tank the Legatum Institute.
  • The Committee will also question a panel of technical experts as the Committee explores how the operation of UC might be changed to mitigate the impact of the minimum five week wait for a first payment.

Committee to question Sir Iain Duncan Smith on Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.

Key Points: 
  • Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will take questions from the Work and Pensions Committee as the inquiry into Universal Credit and the wait for a first payment continues.
  • As Work and Pensions Secretary between 2010 and 2016, Sir Iain was one of the main architects of the UC system.
  • He will appear alongside Baroness Stroud, his former special adviser and now chief executive of think tank the Legatum Institute.
  • The Committee will also question a panel of technical experts as the Committee explores how the operation of UC might be changed to mitigate the impact of the minimum five week wait for a first payment.