All posts tagged "United States of America"
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Union welcomes Biden’s picks for labour relations panel
The Biden administration has proposed the appointment of academics, union lawyers, mediators and a former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board to serve on an arbitration panel for labour-management
- Posted August 27, 2021
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US federal workers could be disciplined – or fired – for lying about vaccination status
US federal employees could face tough penalties – including disciplinary action, losing their jobs and even criminal proceedings – if they lie on a new COVID-19 vaccination certificate, according to
- Posted August 10, 2021
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Biden considers mandatory vaccination for federal employees
US President Joe Biden is considering plans to require all US federal employees to have a COVID-19 vaccination. When asked on Tuesday whether he would introduce such a mandate, Biden
- Posted July 28, 2021
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US agencies tasked with annual diversity reporting in new Biden order
President Biden has signed a new executive order aimed at removing the multiple workplace barriers faced by US federal employees from disadvantaged communities, with the aspiration of turning government administration
- Posted July 1, 2021
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Biden signs executive order to beef up cybersecurity in US
The Biden administration has launched a range of measures to improve national cybersecurity, including establishing a joint public-private panel to review incidents, in an executive order signed yesterday. The US
- Posted May 13, 2021
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US federal employees were resilient during COVID-19 but concerns raised about service delivery
While US federal government employees mostly remained resilient and engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were “meaningful declines” in their assessment of service delivery, according to an annual staff survey.
- Posted April 27, 2021
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US president Joe Biden names pick to lead General Services Administration
US president Joe Biden has chosen digital government veteran Robin Carnahan as his pick to lead the federal government’s procurement agency. In a statement posted on the White House website
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Common data standards are essential for governments – but so is public trust
Standards and infrastructure are central to improving data-sharing across government, a recent GGF webinar found. But equally important is a less tangible asset: public confidence and engagement. Adam Green reports
- Posted March 15, 2021
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Who’s in? A round-up of Biden’s recent nominations for key policy roles
US president Joe Biden this week announced a slew of nominees for positions in his administration, including his choice for federal chief information officer (CIO). In a series of statements
- Posted March 12, 2021
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Obama’s leadership adviser appointed to key HR role
US president Joe Biden has appointed an Obama-era personnel official to lead efforts to rebuild relationships between the White House and the federal workforce, following four years of tension and
- Posted February 11, 2021