All posts tagged "Joe Biden"
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Republicans could politicise 50,000 civil service jobs, US academic warns
A Republican president would revive Trump’s bid to take powers to dismiss any civil servant involved in policy work, a leading American academic has said at an event on civil
- Posted July 12, 2023
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Nato: Vilnius summit will reflect fresh sense of purpose over Ukraine war – but hard questions remain over membership issues
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given NATO fresh sense of purpose and momentum. But the summit this week at Vilnius need to address a number of key issues The US
- Posted July 9, 2023
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US government to ban use of salary history in federal job offers
The US government is set to prohibit the use of previous salary information in setting pay for federal employees as part of action to boost pay equity. The Office of
- Posted May 15, 2023
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Biden administration rolls back telework as Australia tables flexible work principles
The Biden administration announced measures to reduce teleworking at federal agencies on 13 April, exactly a year after agencies began implementing their return-to-office plans. A memo sent to agency heads
- Posted April 19, 2023
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Biden administration tables ambitious anti-COVID fraud legislation
US president Joe Biden proposed a wide-ranging piece of legislation on 2 March to tackle fraud and help citizens affected by identity theft during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden set out
- Posted March 8, 2023
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Digital ID: US government poised for national rollout, while Australia finds its ‘North Star’ to harmonise standards
The US federal government’s Login .gov digital identity service could be expanded nationally, according to the terms of a draft executive order, while the Australian government has set out plans
- Posted March 1, 2023
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US midterms: five reasons why the election results matter
From the impact on government spending to the implications for US democracy, the US midterm elections will shape the years ahead. Here’s some early indications of what they will meant
- Posted November 10, 2022
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US feds struggling to ‘stretch their paycheck’ as data reveals growing pay gap with the private sector
The wage gap between federal and private sector employees is widening according to fresh data put before a meeting of the US Federal Salary Council. Data produced by the US
- Posted November 8, 2022
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Teleworking: US government agency urged to share insights into the future of federal offices
The US General Services Administration (GSA) has been urged to do more to help agencies of the federal government prepare for post-COVID changes to the federal official estate. According to
- Posted September 12, 2022
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‘I call on all Americans to celebrate public servants’: President Biden hails officials who ‘do extraordinary things to make our lives better’
President Joe Biden has hailed public servants as “the lifeblood of our democracy” as he signed a proclamation to mark the nation’s public service recognition week. In a statement released
- Posted May 4, 2022