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Joe Biden at his desk in the Oval Office poses for a photo with his team

US federal agencies publish first-ever plans to enhance equity and inclusion

More than 90 departments and agencies have published a combined 300 actions designed to help the US federal government better serve marginalised groups. The strategies, released last week, aim to […]

A US army soldier holds up an 'I got the COVID-19 vaccine' sticker.

US government pushes to resume vaccine mandate enforcement for federal workers

The Biden administration has requested that an appeals court allow it to immediately resume the discipline process for federal employees who have not complied with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate after […]
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Letter from Ottawa: After a winter of shocks, Canada’s Budget is the latest sign of stability

A political agreement that increased the durability of the government and a Budget that that launched a number of policy reviews indicate that the government in Ottawa is trying to […]
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‘Increase cooperation between all levels of government’: legislation seeks to update 50-year-old rules on US federal-state cooperation

Rules governing elements of the relationship between US federal and state and local governments could be modernised under legislation progressing in the Senate. Lawmakers introduced a bill last week with […]
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US homeland security department has hiring surge in its sights as new bill gains support

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could be set to increase its headcount after years of understaffing at ports of entry if a new bipartisan bill is passed. Under […]
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Biden pledges to ‘address use of salary history’ in setting federal government pay rates

President Joe Biden has pledged to tackle the use of previous pay rates for setting salaries for federal government jobs – but has stopped short of saying the practice will […]
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US feds can sign on to COVID-19 hazard pay lawsuit; New Zealand public servants ‘fell short on neutrality’: management and workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed US federal officials can join COVID-19 hazard pay lawsuit A website has been […]
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White House sets out US government digital assets strategy

The White House has issued an executive order setting out a national policy for digital assets, including a call to urgently explore the case for a digital dollar. President Joe […]

Trump threatens to fire executive-branch employees if re-elected in 2024

Ex-US president Donald Trump has said he would make “every executive-branch employee fireable by the president” if re-elected in 2024. Speaking before attendants at a rally in South Carolina last […]
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Union chief demands inquiry into Canada’s Phoenix pay scandal; AEC launches disinformation register: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Head of Canadian public service union calls for inquiry into Phoenix pay disaster […]