All posts by Colin Marrs

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  Trump wavers over civil service pay freeze plan

  US president Donald Trump has signalled he may back down on proposals – announced just last week – to freeze pay for civilian federal employees. In a letter to Congressional

  • Posted September 4, 2018
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  Former Scotland first minister attacks perm sec over harassment probe

  The head of the UK’s union for senior civil servants has defended Scottish Government permanent secretary Leslie Evans, after the civil service chief came under fire from former first minister

  • Posted September 3, 2018
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  US senator warns of government watchdog cuts

  Proposed funding cuts to the budgets of US watchdogs overseeing federal agencies could harm efforts to tackle waste, fraud and abuse, according to a report produced by a senator. Claire

  • Posted August 20, 2018
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  UK unions launch legal challenge over pay offer

  Unions representing civil servants have launched a legal challenge to the government’s proposed pay settlement, which offered an average rise of no more than 1.5%. In June, the government announced

  • Posted August 19, 2018
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  UK consultation to shape geospatial data strategy

  The UK Cabinet Office has launched a consultation on its first geospatial strategy, seeking views on how to make best use of the location data held by public, private and

  • Posted August 15, 2018
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  UK property strategy aims to radically shrink office estate

  The UK government has unveiled a new property strategy that aims to save the government £3.6bn over 20 years and boost the property profession – or ‘function’ – within government.

  • Posted July 23, 2018
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  “Extraordinary lapse in security” leads to reforms in Australian civil service

  The Australian government is implementing information security reforms in the Australian Public Service following the revelation that secret cabinet documents ended up in a second hand shop. In February, broadcaster

  • Posted July 19, 2018
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  Political influence undermining Balkan appointments, report warns

  The systems for recruiting senior civil servants in Balkan states aren’t robust enough to ensure professional competence, according to a new report by Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA)

  • Posted July 18, 2018
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  MPs call for revival of UK’s abolished National School for Government

  A committee of UK MPs has called on the government to reopen the National School for Government (NSG), a civil service leadership college closed in 2012 as part of austerity

  • Posted June 29, 2018
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  UK Cabinet Secretary steps down for medical treatment

  Sir Jeremy Heywood, the UK cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, is to temporarily step down whilst he receives treatment for cancer, passing most of his duties to

  • Posted June 28, 2018
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