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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sits at a desk flanked by Canadian national flags.

Trudeau nominates new head of public service commission; US reclaims first place in digital competitiveness rankings: news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Trudeau nominates new president of the Public Service Commission of Canada Canadian prime minister Justin […]

UN introduces feminist climate justice framework for policymaking

A new UN report has set out a framework for enabling women’s contribution towards climate justice and how it can be applied to policy in practice. The report shows how […]
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Australian government tables Digital ID Bill to expand service

The Australian federal government is a step closer to creating a national digital identity system after introducing fresh legislation to the country’s senate on 30 November. A key function of […]
Dave Penman on the panel of FDA event

Third of UK officials looking for jobs outside civil service, FDA survey finds

Low and stagnant pay is pushing a large number of civil servants to eye alternative career paths, a new survey by the FDA union has revealed. The trade union’s annual […]
Mike Pezzullo

Australia’s top home affairs official sacked for breaching code of conduct

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese sacked the country’s top home affairs official Mike Pezzullo today after an independent inquiry found him guilty on 14 counts of breaching the code of […]
Alex Chisholm speaking at a REFORM event at the BT Tower in London

Tech talent urged to ‘give working for government a go’ as UK seeks to boost skills

Technology graduates have been urged not to let a lack of familiarity with government operations hold them back from working to deliver public services by one of the UK government’s […]
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US federal government considers waiving incentive limits for new recruits; Canada warns officials of personal data breach: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. OPM proposes giving agencies authority to waive incentive limits as part of recruitment drive The […]

Sixty senior officials speak out about ‘toxic’ behaviour towards women at UK defence department

A group of women working in senior civilian roles at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have described a culture “hostile to women as equal and respected partners”, in which […]
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt & Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott visit Milton Keynes Blue Light Hub to hear from front line staff about how the government can support them to reduce the burden of admin. Photo by Zara Farrar / HM Treasury

UK government aims to tackle admin burden across public services

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will this week set out plans to reduce public servants’ administration workload after a Treasury review found that some frontline staff spend a whole day a week […]
A photo of male and female figures sitting on piles of piles of coins to represent the gender pay gap

New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap falls to lowest on record

The New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap has fallen to 7.1%, the lowest on record, according to the Public Service Commission. The figure, published as part of the government’s […]