All posts tagged "Donald Trump"
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‘What did you do last week?’: US federal officials asked to detail their achievements – but agency responses differUS federal officials received an email asking them to set out their five major accomplishments in their working week in an escalation of efforts by the Trump administration to reduce
- Posted February 27, 2025
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President Trump offers civil servants eight months’ pay to resign in latest federal government overhaulUS president Donald Trump has offered civil servants buyout packages in the latest of a series of moves to overhaul the US government since he returned to office. In an
- Posted January 29, 2025
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Letter from Ottawa: Navigating through a year of uncertaintyWith a change of prime minister imminent and a new president over the border, the Canadian public service faces a year of change – at a time when the government
- Posted January 20, 2025
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Who will be the top figures in the next Trump administration?The US president is responsible for selecting individuals to fill around 4,000 positions across the US federal government. Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration for a second term on 20 January,
- Posted January 14, 2025
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From power shifts to productivity: Public service trends in 2024After another busy year for public servants, we round up some of Global Government Forum’s top news stories and features from the last 12 months, highlighting the trends, challenges and
- Posted December 27, 2024
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Government of Canada names working group on public service productivityThe government of Canada has announced the creation of a working group to boost public service productivity, with a mandate to provide advice on how government can be more innovative, flexible
- Posted December 17, 2024
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More details emerge on Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as US presidential transition continuesMore details have emerged about how the high-profile Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) being formed by incoming US president Donald Trump will run. Earlier this month, Trump announced the creation of the
- Posted November 26, 2024
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Podcast: How the US federal government is getting ready for the new presidentThe US presidential election, won by Donald Trump, is the most consequential election of this ‘year of democracy’. In this special podcast, Global Government Forum webinar chair Siobhan Benita discusses
- Posted November 26, 2024
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What was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talksThe petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate scientists, leaders, lobbyists and delegates are heading for
- Posted November 26, 2024
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Japan looks to learn from Elon Musk’s US government efficiency programmeA Japanese government minister has said that he would look to learn lessons from Elon Musk’s efforts to improve government efficiency. Last week it was announced that entrepreneurs Elon Musk
- Posted November 19, 2024
