All posts tagged "Reform"

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  US Office of Personnel Management uses live polling for staff meetings; UK unions vow to fight anti-strike law: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. US Office of Personnel Management introduces live polling to staff meetings in bid to

  • Posted January 12, 2023
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  Australian federal agencies told to expect capability reviews as government steps up reform plan 

  Australia’s minister for finance and the public service Katy Gallagher has told agencies to expect independent capability reviews as the government pushes ahead with its public service reform plan. The

  • Posted November 2, 2022
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  Minister vows to revive ‘mothballed’ Australian Public Service reform agenda

  Australia’s minister for the public service Katy Gallagher has outlined her plan to rebuild the Australian Public Service (APS) in a speech in which she blamed the previous government for

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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  New UK prime minister Liz Truss ‘must mend relations with civil servants to meet historic challenges’

  The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss will need to rebuild the government’s relationship with the civil service to be able to deliver her pledges at a time of global

  • Posted September 6, 2022
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  ‘Urgent’ need to streamline Australian Public Service, review finds

  A review of hierarchies within the Australian Public Service (APS) has recommended that its senior structures be modernised and that investment be made into the capability of future leaders “urgently”.

  • Posted August 31, 2022
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  Government reform on the cards in Australia after revelations that ex-PM gave himself additional powers in secret

  It has been revealed that former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself head of five ministries during his time in office, in what his successor called an “unprecedented

  • Posted August 17, 2022
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  Staying in the loop on your commute or on the beach: the best public policy and government podcasts this summer

  Podcasts have become a key information source for public and civil servants. Along with books, periodicals and social networking, podcasts are key elements of the media landscape for officials around

  • Posted August 14, 2022
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  Former UK Cabinet Office minister launches review into civil service governance and accountability

  Francis Maude has launched a review into the efficiency and effectiveness of the UK civil service, focusing on leadership responsibility and autonomy and models of accountability. Maude oversaw wide-ranging reforms

  • Posted July 31, 2022
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  ‘It’s impossible to lead people who don’t trust you’: five minutes with Slovenia’s public administration chief Peter Pogačar

  Peter Pogačar, the director general of the public sector directorate in Slovenia’s Ministry of Public Administration, tells GGF about civil service leaders’ resistance to change, why he’s inspired by the

  • Posted July 23, 2022
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  Australian government appoints top official to lead public sector redesign

  The Australian government has appointed a senior official to lead a reform programme to grow the capability of the Australian Public Service (APS). As part of a number of appointments

  • Posted June 29, 2022
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