Public Service Recruitment

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US government sets out merit hiring plan in line with Trump priorities

The US government has set out a new hiring plan for the federal workforce with an objective to recruit “the most talented, capable and patriotic Americans” to work for government. […]

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Musk says he will reduce US government role

Announcement comes as administration reveals it expects to remove civil service protections from as many as 50,000 civil servants Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who is the world’s richest […]

‘Don’t lose sight of your learning’: Five minutes with Fiona Ryland, the UK government chief people officer

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who will speak at our Innovation conference. Taking place in London […]

Modernising government recruitment: Five minutes with Marie-Chantal Girard, president of Canada’s Public Service Commission

Ahead of the Global Government Leaders’ Forum event taking place in Singapore on 21 January, Global Government Forum caught up with Marie-Chantal Girard, president of Canada’s Public Service Commission, about […]
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Who will be the top figures in the next Trump administration? 

The US president is responsible for selecting individuals to fill around 4,000 positions across the US federal government. Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration for a second term on 20 January, […]

Australian Public Service to release digital workforce plan in 2025

The Australian Public Service (APS) plans to release a strategy next year for attracting and retaining digital talent in the government workforce. Speaking after the publication of the APS’s 2024 […]

Public service jobs ‘front and centre’ in Australian election contest, says minister

Investment in the government workforce is critical to delivering high-quality public services and proposed job cuts by the opposition Coalition would “devastate communities nationwide” and “cripple essential services”, Australia’s minister […]

Boosting skills to drive public service reform in South Africa and Ghana

On a recent Global Government Forum webinar, experts discussed ways to boost skills among public and civil servants. This included how to strengthen values of impartiality, integrity, honesty and objectivity […]

News in brief: UK government offers training for new ministers, Australia’s Net Zero Economy Authority passes Senate, and more

Global Government Forum’s weekly roundup of public service news In this edition: UK government offers training to new ministers  Incoming UK government ministers have been receiving training for the first […]

UK to launch cross-government platform for civil service training and workforce planning

GGF’s Management and Workforce Monitor newsletter is taking a break in August, but we are still covering the latest government news in this area.  Sign up to receive email updates […]