All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  A family reunification dilemma for the EU

  Many of the asylum seekers heading for Europe hope to bring their families over later – so governments are squeezing refugees’ rights to family reunification. But Yermi Brenner finds that

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  Managing the EU Migration Crisis

  The recent influx of migrants into Europe from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia has presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the Eurozone crisis. The

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  OECD calls on Poland to introduce ‘cooling-off’ periods for senior officials

  The OECD has called on Poland to introduce a ‘cooling-off’ period for senior civil servants leaving the public sector to reduce revolving-door opportunities. The majority of developed countries have such

  • Posted March 22, 2016
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  Andrew Hampton to lead New Zealand national security agency

  Andrew Hampton is to lead New Zealand’s national security agency less than two years after becoming the government’s first ever chief talent officer. Hampton, whose civil service experience ranges from policy

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  UK health department comms director Sam Lister to move to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

  The director of communications at the UK Department of Health (DH), Sam Lister, has been appointed as the new group director of communications at the Department for Business, Innovation and

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  Tom Scholar appointed new permanent secretary of UK Treasury

  The government official who has been leading on talks in Brussels on a new UK deal with the EU, will take over the most senior civil service job in the Treasury. British

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  Australian state education chief to lead federal department

  A senior public servant from an Australian state government has been appointed to lead a federal government department. Dr Michele Bruniges, who currently leads the Department of Education of the

  • Posted March 11, 2016
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  Stephen Lovegrove appointed new permanent secretary of the UK’s Ministry of Defence

  UK energy and climate change permanent secretary Stephen Lovegrove has today been announced as the new civil servant leading the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He will succeed Jon Thompson, who is taking

  • Posted March 9, 2016
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  Justin Trudeau announces more changes at the top of Canada’s public service

  Canada’s prime minister has announced more changes among the top level of civil servants, including the recruitment of province officials into senior government posts. Catherine Blewett will be joining the

  • Posted March 9, 2016
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  U.S. departments get direct authority to hire experts who can help fight Zika virus

  Several U.S. departments have been granted the power to hire directly in a bid to recruit needed health, biology and crisis management experts in the fight against the Zika virus.

  • Posted March 8, 2016
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