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Crypto Week kicks off in US with ‘landmark’ digital asset legislation in global spotlight

Three high-profile pieces of digital assets legislation are in line to be discussed by the House of Representatives during Crypto Week in Washington DC, which is kicking off today. The […]

US Treasury urged to hit ground running in ending paper cheques

Three banking groups have written to the US Department of the Treasury this week urging “prompt action” in ditching paper cheques for government disbursements in favour of electronic payments. The Bank […]

Canada to hit defence spending target ‘half a decade ahead of schedule’, PM says

Canada has set out plans to increase defence spending quicker than expected, with prime minister Mark Carney outlining plans to upgrade what he called the country’s aged military equipment and […]

Trump administration moves to reform top federal officials’ performance reviews

The Trump administration has proposed to reform the performance appraisal for senior officials to make fewer executives eligible for top marks and the highest annual bonuses. The move follows a […]

US secures large government-wide software discount with Google

Google will offer its Workspace software suite to all federal agencies at a temporary discount of 71% on current pricing until September 30, under an agreement reached with the General […]
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Trump orders end of US government cheques in digital disbursements overhaul

US president Donald Trump has signed executive orders to “modernise how the government handles money” and centralise a “fragmented” federal disbursements bureaucracy to tackle fraud. The first executive order mandates […]
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New Canadian PM Mark Carney forms government, with minister of government transformation among appointments

Mark Carney – the former public servant who served both the Department of Finance and central bank in Canada and was governor of the Bank of England in the UK […]
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Trump unveils plan to create ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ with forfeited crypto

US president Donald Trump has set out plans to create a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ and ‘Digital Asset Stockpile.’ Trump ended the seventh week of his second term as US president […]
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From digital twins to AI financial forecasting: staff ideas longlisted in Canada’s Public Service Data and AI Challenge

Eight projects have been longlisted in Canada’s latest Public Service Data/AI Challenge, which gathers data-related ideas from the federal government workforce and develops the best ones towards implementation. The longlisted ideas […]
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Canada launches first AI strategy for federal public service

The Canadian government has launched its first strategy for AI in the public service, in a bid to boost the productivity of its workforce and deliver enhanced digital services to […]