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US State Department staff discussion forum axed

An online discussion forum set up by Hillary Clinton to solicit ideas and feedback from US State Department officials will be shut down this week, employees have been told. Sounding […]

Trump advisers resign over security concerns

Eight advisers to Donald Trump have resigned en masse, claiming that the US President’s actions have “threatened the security of the homeland”. The advisers issued a joint resignation letter as […]

Australia seeks to break stranglehold of big government IT suppliers

The Australian government has unveiled radical reforms designed to force federal agencies to end their dependence on big IT suppliers, whilst opening up major new markets to smaller technology firms. […]

New Russian law permits remote medical consultations and patient database

Russian state healthcare providers will soon be able to offer remote consultations and prescriptions, under new legislation which also establishes a new nationwide patient records database. The legislation, which comes […]

Former Northern Ireland civil service head to join peace charity board

The former Northern Ireland civil service permanent secretary, Sir Malcolm McKibbin, is to join the board of Co-operation Ireland: a charity that works to advance peace and reconciliation between Northern […]

Trump elevates Cyber Command to bolster US digital warfare powers

US president Donald Trump has approved plans to beef up the powers of US Cyber Command, the military unit dedicated to digital warfare. Cyber Command will now be elevated to […]

Treasury’s chief economist moves to Bank of England

The British government’s chief economic adviser is moving to the Bank of England to serve on its top executive team as the central bank steers the UK’s financial system through […]

Korean innovation chief forced out after four days in the job

The new head of South Korea’s innovation office has resigned just four days after being appointed, following public outrage over her alleged role in a scientific fraud scandal. Park Ky-young […]

Australian officials warned to stay impartial online

Officials who ‘like’ or share posts that criticise the government on social media could be in breach of their code of conduct, employees of the Australian Public Service have been […]

Anti-corruption campaign launched in Malaysia

A government agency tasked with tackling corruption has urged the public to report civil servants who seem to be living beyond their means. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) launched the […]