All posts tagged "Donald Trump"
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US regulator orders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider crypto in mortgage applicationsThe US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to draw up proposals to consider cryptocurrency as an asset in mortgage risk assessments. The independent
- Posted July 3, 2025
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US Office of Personnel Management sets out federal workforce reforms to build ‘high-performance culture’The US government has set out the pillars of a revised performance management regime for civil servants with the aim of building a “culture of excellence” in the federal workforce.
- Posted June 26, 2025
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Letter from Ottawa: Political uncertainty subsides, but new forms take its placeCanada’s general election has led to a refreshed Cabinet under prime minister Mark Carney. But, Michael Wernick says, the minority government still faces many uncertainties Since my last dispatch, much
- Posted June 3, 2025
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Musk leaves US government role leading the Department of Government EfficiencyElon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who is the world’s richest person and has led the development of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for US president Donald Trump, has
- Posted May 29, 2025
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Canada’s Liberal party wins election but expected to form minority governmentThe incumbent Liberal party has emerged as the biggest party in Canada’s federal government election, meaning that it will be in power for a fourth consecutive term. The results from
- Posted May 1, 2025
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‘What did you do last week?’: US federal officials asked to detail their achievements – but agency responses differUS federal officials received an email asking them to set out their five major accomplishments in their working week in an escalation of efforts by the Trump administration to reduce
- Posted February 27, 2025
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President Trump offers civil servants eight months’ pay to resign in latest federal government overhaulUS president Donald Trump has offered civil servants buyout packages in the latest of a series of moves to overhaul the US government since he returned to office. In an
- Posted January 29, 2025
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Letter from Ottawa: Navigating through a year of uncertaintyWith a change of prime minister imminent and a new president over the border, the Canadian public service faces a year of change – at a time when the government
- Posted January 20, 2025
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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,
- Posted January 14, 2025
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From power shifts to productivity: Public service trends in 2024After another busy year for public servants, we round up some of Global Government Forum’s top news stories and features from the last 12 months, highlighting the trends, challenges and
- Posted December 27, 2024
