Public Service Recruitment

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AI skills for public servants, tackling fraud in government, and building transformation capability: GGF’s top webinars of 2025

Global Government Forum’s regular webinars share insight on how governments around the world are tackling the range of issues they face – from undertaking transformation to deliver more responsive services […]

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Trump administration urges US government agencies to remove jargon from job titles

The Office of Personnel Management has urged government department and agencies to remove jargon from job titles as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reform federal hiring processes. The […]

How to identify skills gaps in government – and close them

Public and private sector experts from around the world share how they’re reimagining skills development and recruitment processes to enable greater agility in government   Governments need digitally-savvy public servants […]
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US government restarts Presidential Rank Awards to recognise ‘truly outstanding performance’ by federal officials

The US government has set out plans to revamp how federal employees are rewarded for good performance, with plans including a relaunch of the Presidential Rank Awards – the most […]

Make government cool again: US federal workforce chief on how to encourage the smartest people into civil service

Scott Kupor, the recently-confirmed director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), has set out details of his objective to encourage the most talented people to work for the […]

Research identifies top skills that support innovation in government

When asked about the top skills for civil servants to develop so they can better drive innovation, adaptability to change is viewed as the most essential, with nearly 60% of […]
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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 […]