All posts tagged "moves"

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  Civil service ‘audit’ heralds clear-out in Sierra Leone

  Sierra Leone’s new President, Julius Maada Bio, has launched an audit of the African country’s civil service in a bid to stamp out political patronage, corruption and waste. The President,

  • Posted June 4, 2018
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  Australian civil service chiefs in major reshuffle

  The departure of two departmental heads has led to a significant reshuffle at the top of the civil service in Australia, with most departments getting new bosses. The shake-up was

  • Posted September 15, 2017
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  Bank executive named CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency

  A former bank executive has been appointed to lead Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which is spearheading the country’s e-government agenda. Gavin Slater becomes the agency’s first full-time chief executive

  • Posted April 5, 2017
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  US foreign service vacuum as Trump purges public servants

  The entire top management team of the US state department left government last week, fueling fears that the foreign service will see a mass exodus of talent under president Donald

  • Posted January 30, 2017
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  Trump’s Cabinet unfolds amid rumour and turmoil

  Donald Trump’s Cabinet-appointment dramas have continued over Thanksgiving weekend, with the president-elect’s top advisor, Kellyanne Conway, acknowledging a grassroots outcry against the possible appointment of Mitt Romney as secretary of

  • Posted November 28, 2016
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  Bank of England governor to see through Brexit negotiations

  The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is to remain in the post during the crucial two-year period during which the UK is expected to negotiate the terms

  • Posted November 2, 2016
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  Australia’s solicitor general resigns over George Brandis row

  Australia’s solicitor general Justin Gleeson has resigned, citing an “irretrievably broken” relationship with the country’s attorney general, George Brandis. The Commonwealth’s two most senior law officers had become engaged in

  • Posted October 24, 2016
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  Urjit Patel takes the helm at Indian central bank

  Urjit Patel has taken over as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), after Raghuram Rajan wrapped up his rocky three-year term in early September. The former deputy

  • Posted September 27, 2016
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  New Australian women leaders foundation to be led by ABC TV news presenter

  TV news presenter Virginia Haussegger has quit the ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster, to lead a new foundation dedicated to getting more women into senior government and public sector roles in

  • Posted September 21, 2016
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  Upheaval at Statistics Canada after chief’s protest resignation

  Canada has a new chief statistician after the previous incumbent, Wayne Smith, resigned suddenly in protest at an alleged loss of independence at the country’s central statistics agency. Anil Arora,

  • Posted September 19, 2016
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