All posts by Jack Aldane

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  Skills-based recruitment reforms postponed in US federal government

  The US federal government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has said it will postpone the implementation of an executive order signed by ex-president Donald Trump to radically alter the federal

  • Posted January 10, 2022
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  Biden finalises 2.7% pay rise for federal employees

  President Joe Biden has signed an executive order solidifying his promise to raise federal civilian employee pay in 2022. The order has bumped civilian federal employees’ pay up 2.2%. An

  • Posted January 4, 2022
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  ‘True transformation requires leadership from the top’: reaction to Biden’s federal services reform plan

  Response comes after president pledges to ‘prove government still works’ by improving citizen experiences President Joe Biden’s plan to revamp federal services must succeed in order “curb the freefall of

  • Posted December 15, 2021
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  Biden urges US agencies to ‘restore integrity’ of federal watchdogs after Trump attacks

  The White House has issued updated guidance to heads of US federal departments and executive agencies urging them to better co-operate better with watchdogs. In a memorandum published earlier this

  • Posted December 12, 2021
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  ‘The public service must reflect the communities it serves’: New Zealand’s top public servant hails diversity progress

  New Zealand’s top public servant Peter Hughes has welcomed the progress made in improving the diversity of the public service in the latest publication of workforce data for the country’s

  • Posted December 7, 2021
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  Australian government urged to produce long-awaited digital capability review

  A senate committee has urged the Australian federal government to finalise and publish a review of its ICT and digital capabilities following an inquiry into the current capability of the

  • Posted December 2, 2021
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  Commerce and transportation departments top US federal vaccine mandate table

  Data released by the US Office of Management and Budget has revealed 96.5% compliance with President Joe Biden’s mandate for federal employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, with the Department

  • Posted November 30, 2021
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  Biden’s management agenda prioritises federal employee engagement

  The Biden administration plans to prioritise increasing young talent within the federal government and give employees more powers through their unions, according to the President’s Management Agenda. The agenda document,

  • Posted November 24, 2021
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  OECD report finds support for higher taxes to tackle inequality

  More than six out of 10 citizens from OECD countries want their government to tackle the income gap between rich and poor through taxes and wealth transfers, research has found.

  • Posted November 22, 2021
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  Learn the lessons of COVID-19 remote working, says OPM as it publishes fresh guidance on telework

  The US Office of Personnel Management has published updated guidance on telework, which encourages federal government agencies to make the shift to remote working in the pandemic a permanent feature

  • Posted November 21, 2021
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