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Biden confirms 5.2% pay raise for US federal government officials
US president Joe Biden has confirmed his plan for a 5.2% average pay increase for federal officials from January next year. Biden confirmed the increase in a letter to speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and the country’s vice president and president of the Senate, Kamala Harris, where he said the increase was…
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 is in the process of recruiting top-level candidates to serve on the committee which will work with the National AI Initiative Office (NAIIO) in the…
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 recent guidance from a task force set up by the Biden administration. The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force – which is led by the White…
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 said “that’s under consideration right now.” The president is expected to elaborate further in remarks on Thursday concerning measures designed to increase vaccination rates, according…
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 government has faced a string of damaging attacks by hackers exploiting weaknesses in private sector providers of essential services. On Wednesday, the fuel company Colonial…
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 on the White House website, president Biden named his picks for CIO, four more junior leadership positions at the Department of Treasury, the assistant secretary…
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 conflict under Donald Trump. Pam Coleman is to take on the role of associate director for performance management within the Office of Management and Budget…
Role reversal: Biden rolls back Trump’s civil service directives
US President Joe Biden has used his first days in office to reset relations with federal professionals, reversing a number of executive orders issued by his predecessor Donald Trump that were seen by many as an attempt to politicise and undermine the civil service. In an executive order, released last week under the title “protecting…
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Empowering Public Servants to Make Confident, Informed Decisions with Data and AI
Governments around the world are working hard to extract – and act upon – the insights held in their vast data stores, and to embrace AI and the promise it holds for innovation and transformation. At the same time, economic pressures and constrained budgets are compelling public servants to do more with fewer resources, while governments are called to respond quickly and effectively to complex challenges.
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Making Government Work: Five Pillars of a Modern, Effective Civil Service
Around the world, governments are dealing with substantial challenges – from economic stagnation to the transition to net zero, military conflicts and cyber threats. Governments are also grappling with shifting geopolitics and the rise of populism – and all of these factors are set against the emergence of new technologies, including generative AI, which have the potential to fundamentally transform every aspect of society, but which also pose huge ethical, security and regulatory questions for the public sector.
The Making Government Work: Five pillars of a modern, effective civil service report was undertaken to help identify the key characteristics needed in a modern public service, with priorities ranging across leadership, digital service delivery, workforce development, cross-departmental integration, and citizen trust.
This report has been covered by publications around the world including the Financial Times, BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, Ottawa Citizen, Fed Manager, the Mandarin and the i newspaper.
(Published August 2024)
The Future of the Finance Ministry
From setting tax rates and financial regulations that create the ground rules for national economies, to allocating – and tracking – spending for public services, finance ministries occupy an essential role at the centre of government. Geopolitical crises have reinforced the importance of finance ministries, as they tackle both immediate shocks and long-term trends such as ageing populations, the digital transition, and the impact of moves to net zero.
Against this backdrop, this global research explores what the future finance ministry looks like and how to prepare for it.
Based on interviews with 10 senior leaders from finance ministries – led by John McCarthy, chief economist in Ireland’s Department of Finance, working with Ian Hall, editor, Global Government Finance, and Richard Johnstone, executive editor, Global Government Forum – the study identifies four key themes: the evolving role of the finance ministry in response to uncertainty; the shift to more flexible finance systems that support outcomes; digital transformation and the growth of AI; and the battle for talent and trust.
(Published May 2026)
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