Talent Management & Retention

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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 […]

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 […]

Building diverse public service workforces that reflect the communities they serve

Organisations with diverse leaderships are better able to meet citizens’ needs and expectations – but how can civil service bodies broaden the range of people who make it to the […]

Beyond pay and promotion: how governments can attract and retain staff in a fast-changing world

At a Global Government Forum webinar, public sector HR experts from the US, Canada and Singapore discussed how governments can compete in the ‘war for talent’, focusing on lessons from […]
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US federal government to appoint officials to 10-year ‘temporary’ jobs

The Biden administration is to press ahead with plans to allow the US federal government to appoint temporary officials for periods of up to a decade. This would more than […]
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UK accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’; US State Department must improve IT recruitment efforts: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed UK government accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’ over pay The UK government […]
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts

The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts […]