All posts tagged "President Biden"

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  Biden finalises 2.7% pay rise for federal employees

  President Joe Biden has signed an executive order solidifying his promise to raise federal civilian employee pay in 2022. The order has bumped civilian federal employees’ pay up 2.2%. An

  • Posted January 4, 2022
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  Institutional racism: a global government problem?

  In recent years and decades, a number of civil services have been accused of institutional racism. Some countries have since taken steps to ensure the government workforce is ethnically diverse

  • Posted November 28, 2021
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  Biden’s management agenda prioritises federal employee engagement

  The Biden administration plans to prioritise increasing young talent within the federal government and give employees more powers through their unions, according to the President’s Management Agenda. The agenda document,

  • Posted November 24, 2021
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  Majority of US federal employees disagree with COVID-19 vaccine mandate, survey finds

  More than half of US federal employees said in a recent survey they strongly or somewhat disagreed with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate came into effect after

  • Posted November 10, 2021
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  COP26 roundup: world leaders’ key commitments on climate change

  We outline the major pledges to have been announced in the first days of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, including commitments to cut methane emissions, address deforestation,

  • Posted November 3, 2021
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  Thousands of US feds miss vaccine mandate deadline, face discipline

  The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to start disciplining employees after it found that 30% of its 380,000-strong health care workforce had not met the deadline to prove

  • Posted October 28, 2021
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  US forms expert committee to advise on artificial intelligence

  The US is establishing a National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) to advise president Biden and federal agencies on artificial intelligence (AI) research, ethics and development. The Department of Commerce

  • Posted September 15, 2021
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  Biden mandates vaccines for all feds and demands corporates follow suit

  President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that mandates all US federal workers and government contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face disciplinary action. He also announced plans

  • Posted September 13, 2021
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  New US office to protect health from climate threats

  The US federal government has set up a new office to tackle the impact of climate change on public health across the country. The Office of Climate Change and Health

  • Posted September 5, 2021
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