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Job satisfaction of US federal officials falls, annual employee survey finds
US federal employees are significantly less satisfied in their jobs this year than in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – and are particularly dissatisfied with pay, a major survey
- Posted December 6, 2022
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Canadian business bosses tell government to get staff back to offices; China sees huge demand in state recruitment drive: management & workforce news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian businesses urge federal government to implement return-to-office policy Canadian business leaders have told
- Posted November 3, 2022
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US unions urge Congress to protect federal staff from Trump bid to strip employment protections
Congressional leaders have been urged to pass a bill that would block future governments from resurrecting a Trump-era bid to strip career federal employees of their civil service protections, in
- Posted November 1, 2022
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US federal retiree benefits rise again; Nigeria plans innovation hub to promote economic transition: management & workforce news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. US federal retirees to see biggest benefits boost in years amid ongoing disparity talks
- Posted October 20, 2022
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US lawmakers vote to shield feds from Trump threat to make them more easily fireable if re-elected
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would stop future presidents from stripping federal employees of civil service protections without Congressional approval. The ‘Preventing a Patronage System’ bill cleared
- Posted September 21, 2022
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US government agencies to roll out climate change training for officials to help meet targets
The White House has issued instructions to agencies on how to achieve the federal government’s climate change goals, including through the development of sustainability-focused training programmes for departmental staff. The
- Posted September 6, 2022
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US government set to miss cybersecurity talent hiring target
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is struggling to recruit cybersecurity specialists despite offering higher pay and a streamlined application process as part of new a system designed to
- Posted September 1, 2022
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Risks and resilience: defending the public sector against increasing cyber threats
Cyberattacks cost governments billions every year, and the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have further highlighted the need for the public sector to boost its cybersecurity resilience. At
- Posted August 4, 2022
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‘Bureaucrats need to be fireable’: Republican lawmakers propose stripping US federal officials of employment protections
A group of US lawmakers from the Republican Party have introduced a bill that would make it easier for the president to remove a host of nonpartisan officials from their
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Trump aides plan federal staff purge in event of 2024 re-election
Aides of ex-US president Donald Trump are working on plans that would enable him to fire thousands of career civil servants and replace them with political appointees if he were
- Posted July 25, 2022
