”public sector” News

OMB Lines of Business Will Survive Administration Transition

Transactional and IT-heavy LoBs have the highest chance of helping agencies recognize savings.
06 16 2008 11:40AM (...more)

In a skeptical age, Obama is government's face

WASHINGTON – The 44th president was sworn in and barely took a breath. Within days — hours, really — he set to tackling a bruising recession that he inherited. And an enormous policy agenda that he didn't. Ever
10 14 2009 11:45AM (...more)

Coe rules out budget cuts for London Games

LONDON (AFP) – London Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe on Monday rejected suggestions that public spending cuts could jeopardise funding for the 2012 Olympic
07 15 2009 7:33AM (...more)

The Fiscal Meltdown Reveals the Democratic Deficit

I participated last Monday night in the BBC "Economist Debates" on the economic meltdown broadcast from the heart of the City, London's financial district. Nearly all of the CEOs, financial consultants and bankers
09 22 2008 4:11PM (...more)

One in seven Britons bullied at work: survey

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Middle-aged men earning between 20,000 and 60,000 pounds in Britain's sprawling public sector are most likely to get bullied at work, said a survey on Friday which showed one in seven workers have faced abuse.
09 6 2008 9:32AM (...more)

Public sector: Learning from both sides of the divide

When Alistair Darling stood up earlier this week to deliver the pre-Budget report and the comprehensive spending review, a host of government accountants were waiting to pore over the plans.
10 12 2007 7:23PM (...more)

Kuwaitis feel the pain from the global financial crisis

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Staring at large screens displaying yet another fall in stock prices on the Kuwaiti bourse, Abou Ahmad fears his life savings have evaporated. Like many Kuwaitis, he thought investing in the bourse carried little risk since the market had been rising since 2001,
03 27 2009 7:59AM (...more)

Pay gap between sexes to go public

LONDON (Reuters) - Companies will be encouraged to publish the pay gap between their male and female employees under proposed laws to encourage women to complain when they are underpaid, the government said on Thursday.
06 27 2008 7:50AM (...more)

Europe emerging from recession, says EU

BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union 's economy is climbing out of recession, the European Commission said on Monday, but will still shrink by 4.0 percent
09 15 2009 11:25AM (...more)

Public finances improve in August

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's public finances improved last month to show a deficit of 5.1 billion pounds compared with 5.3 billion pounds a year earlier, official data showed Thursday.
09 19 2008 4:44AM (...more)