All posts tagged "Donald Trump"

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  US Office of Personnel Management pushes for easier federal dismissal

  US agencies have been tasked with eliminating “unnecessary barriers to addressing poor performance” by March 2020, in a move that would make it easier to fire federal employees. In a

  • Posted October 1, 2019
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  US federal unions vow to fight executive orders after court defeat

  US federal employee unions have pledged to fight the overturning of a court ruling blocking the implementation of three controversial executive orders which diminish federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. The

  • Posted July 25, 2019
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  Could Libra tip the scales? Assessing Facebook’s cryptocurrency

  The arrival of Facebook in the world of cryptocurrencies could take these emerging financial technologies to the next level – and governments are only just starting to consider their response.

  • Posted July 16, 2019
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  US and UK launch fintech partnership

  The USA and UK have set up a ‘Financial Innovation Partnership’ (FIP) to promote cooperation on regulatory issues and business development in financial technology, in a bid to develop both

  • Posted June 10, 2019
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  White House pushes ahead with federal HR agency break-up

  The White House is finalising its plans to break up the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with the Washington Post reporting that an executive order is in the final stages

  • Posted April 15, 2019
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  Trump nominates chief technology officer

  President Trump will appoint his first chief technology officer (CTO) to shape policy and drive forward the government’s technology agenda, the White House announced on Thursday. Michael Kratsios, who has

  • Posted March 25, 2019
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  Trump proposes pay freeze and retirement cuts for federal workforce

  President Trump has renewed his attempt to impose a pay freeze for US civil servants in his 2020 budget proposals, and added new proposals to cut retirement benefits and reduce

  • Posted March 18, 2019
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  An uncertain take-off: why US officials are reaching for the parachutes

  The US government is back at work – but the five-week funding gap has left its mark. Exploring how the state came to a stop, Eileen Guo finds that the

  • Posted January 31, 2019
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  Calls for end to US monopoly as World Bank chief quits

  The resignation of the World Bank’s president has prompted calls for his successor to be non-American, amid fears that the bank’s policies could shift to reflect US president Donald Trump’s

  • Posted January 13, 2019
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  Democrats challenge Trump’s pay freeze

  A group of senators have urged Donald Trump to reverse his decision to freeze pay rates for civilian public sector workers “in the strongest possible terms”. Senators Mark Warner, Chris

  • Posted January 2, 2019
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