All posts tagged "President Biden"
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US revitalises federal employee support programmes to boost wellness and productivity
The US Office of Personnel Management has produced guidance outlining a standardised approach to employee wellness programmes across government. The aim is to encourage agencies to re-evaluate and enhance staff
- Posted May 30, 2023
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Ukraine: 12 months at war – Biden visit to Kyiv sets the seal on a year of growing western unity and Russian isolation
Ukraine undoubtedly remains on top of the global political agenda. Not only did it dominate discussions at the Munich security conference, but the surprise visit of the US president Joe
- Posted February 26, 2023
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US publishes inaugural report on diversity in federal government
The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has published the first annual report on government-wide diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. The report includes workforce demographics, and highlights progress on strategic
- Posted February 23, 2023
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US agencies to expand feds’ paid and unpaid leave opportunities
President Biden has instructed agencies to expand paid and unpaid leave opportunities for federal staff, as part of his administration’s bid to make the US government a model employer. In
- Posted February 9, 2023
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Democrats propose 8.7% pay hike for US feds; APS staff asked for feedback on pay and conditions: management & workforce news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Democrats propose 8.7% pay raise for US feds in 2024 Democrats in both the
- Posted February 2, 2023
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Success metrics revealed for Biden’s management agenda; Malaysia PM says civil servants must be ‘catalyst for change’: workforce and management news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Success metrics revealed for President Biden’s management agenda Senior US federal government officials have
- Posted December 15, 2022
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US federal government tasked with delivering Biden’s landmark infrastructure law ‘on time, on task and on budget’
The US federal government “must take a leadership role” in delivering the Biden administration’s landmark US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package “on time, on task and on budget”, according to a new
- Posted October 19, 2022
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Biden sets out AI Bill of Rights to protect citizens from threats from automated systems
US president Joe Biden has set out plans to create an AI Bill of Rights that is intended to protect citizens from automated systems “that threaten the rights of the
- Posted October 11, 2022
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US government agencies to roll out climate change training for officials to help meet targets
The White House has issued instructions to agencies on how to achieve the federal government’s climate change goals, including through the development of sustainability-focused training programmes for departmental staff. The
- Posted September 6, 2022
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Biden says government is working again as US Senate passes milestone climate change bill
Senators in the US voted through the night on Sunday to push through president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – a major piece of legislation that allocates US$454bn to tackle
- Posted August 8, 2022