All posts by Catherine Early

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  Tech expert moves to USA’s General Services Administration

  The former chief information officer (CIO) of the Health and Human Services department Beth Killoran has moved to the General Services Administration (GSA) as the new deputy CIO, according to

  • Posted November 26, 2018
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  Attempts to quash sexual harassment at US forest service questioned

  Measures to curb a longstanding culture of sexual harassment at the US Forest Service are just a “check-the-box” process which will not eliminate the problem, according to evidence presented to

  • Posted November 25, 2018
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  Brazilian department urges president-elect to curb civil service salaries

  Salaries of government workers should be brought into line with those of the private sector, according to an official report handed to the president-elect of Brazil. The right-wing former army

  • Posted November 20, 2018
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  Estonia names new secretary of state

  The head of Estonia’s state IT system has been chosen to be the next secretary of state, prime minister Jüri Ratas announced this week, replacing the long-standing civil service chief

  • Posted November 18, 2018
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  Public sector inventiveness on display at US innovation awards

  Machine learning for navy maintenance, technology to identify suspicious drone operators, and a system to prevent drivers from driving the wrong way down motorways are among the winners of the

  • Posted November 15, 2018
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  Gender imbalance remains in Nepalese civil service recruitment

  The Nepalese civil service has seen its proportion of women rise from eight per cent a decade ago to 23% last year, new figures reveal – though clear evidence of

  • Posted November 12, 2018
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  UK head of the civil service retires due to ill health

  Sir Jeremy Heywood has announced that he is standing down as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. Heywood has been cabinet secretary since 2012 and headed up the

  • Posted October 24, 2018
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  US federal personnel chief quits after seven months

  The White House has appointed a new head of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) following the resignation of previous chief Jeff Pon, who took up the post in March

  • Posted October 10, 2018
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  Far stronger policies needed to limit climate change, scientists conclude

  Policies to mitigate climate change need to be urgently and substantially strengthened to limit warming to 1.5°C, the world’s leading climate scientists have said in landmark research published today. To

  • Posted October 8, 2018
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  Rwanda criminalises ‘humiliating’ cartoons and writing

  Cartoons and writing that “humiliate” civil servants or members of parliament are now a criminal offence in Rwanda, after the government brought in new legislation. Those found guilty of the

  • Posted October 4, 2018
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