All posts by Richard Johnstone
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts
The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts
- Posted July 4, 2022
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US federal government to increase cybersecurity cooperation with state and local officials; UK plans space sustainability standard: policy and delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed US federal government to increase cybersecurity cooperation with state and local officials US federal
- Posted June 30, 2022
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Australian government appoints top official to lead public sector redesign
The Australian government has appointed a senior official to lead a reform programme to grow the capability of the Australian Public Service (APS). As part of a number of appointments
- Posted June 29, 2022
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‘These cuts will have to include frontline roles’: can the UK government reach its target to cull 91,000 civil service jobs?
In response to the UK government’s plan to cut 91,000 jobs, Global Government Forum brought together experts to discuss how government will identify the reductions, whether they can be achieved,
- Posted June 20, 2022
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Barriers to public sector data sharing identified – and how to overcome them
The coronavirus response led to an increase in data sharing across the public sector. A Global Government Forum webinar brought together senior UK figures to discuss how the lessons from
- Posted June 16, 2022
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Civil Service Data Challenge 2022 launched to unlock government innovation
The Civil Service Data Challenge is to return for a second year to help officials from across the UK government realise their ideas on how to improve the use of
- Posted June 16, 2022
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Scottish civil servants ‘could be offered four-day week’; Singapore officials set for pay rise; hunt for UN climate chief: management & workforce news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Scottish civil servants could be offered four-day week – in exchange for pay
- Posted June 9, 2022
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Minister who oversaw UK civil service job cuts ‘set to lead governance review’
A former UK Cabinet Office minister who oversaw the development of a plan that led to 90,000 civil service job cuts is being lined up to lead a review into
- Posted June 7, 2022
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Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government’s priorities
The Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new environment ‘super ministry’ as part of a raft of changes aimed at restructuring government to reflect its
- Posted June 6, 2022
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‘A very curious own goal’: UK ministers criticised for civil service fast stream pause
The UK government’s move to pause its civil service graduate recruitment scheme represents “a curious own goal” that will have management consultants “rubbing their hands that they don’t have to
- Posted June 1, 2022