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Follow how the federal public service reorganizes around the Carney government’s new priorities. By Kathryn May. Publishes as needed. People tell us they love it.

The trouble with attrition

Yves Giroux’s bombshell report

Too many ADMs

The summer of urgency

Enter Michael Sabia

The quiet reform

Anxiety. Depression. Burnout

Compensation

Hello, Mark Carney

Departments are scrambling

Well, now. Quite the year it’s shaping up to be

“It’s stuck in Canada”

Relentlessly orthodox and contrarian

Remote work is far from dead

The lows and the lows of the three-day RTO

One year into the job

The disruptor in chief is back

25 and out: The border guards’ wish list

Meanwhile, at the PSAC convention…. a war on Poilievre

Public-service ethics and a mea culpa

Office blues: PS sees red over RTO

Anil Arora’s way with numbers

Vintage Jodi: Legendary political operative

More big moves and a Service Canada reorganization

After the retreats, the new DM jobs begin

Reports! Reports! Maybe a little holiday reading for the clerk?

Catherine Luelo’s departure. Plus: ArriveCAN jaw-droppers

The power of Ian Shugart

John Hannaford’s North Star

“The government shouldn’t need a crisis”

John Hannaford’s first big PS move

A new DM at Finance and a huuuge sigh of relief

The loss of two powerhouses

It’s your week! Plus: “Presence with purpose.”

A new clerk gets ready. Plus: Alex Benay, disruptor-in-chief, is back

The nitty-gritty of voting: A mandatory video. Plus: Michael Sabia’s move

After the scabotage, voting begins

Picket lines and paycheques

Strike day 6

Tick tick … strike?

Strike watch turning point

Strike watch begins

The madness of March

The frenzy over foreign interference and the contracting bonanza

RTO is here for real, plus scrutiny of McKinsey

RTO and the poking of the bear

IT contracting, a wage deal and the business lobby

Poilievre’s shadow cabinet and Alberta’s new premier

The black hole of contract spending

That ’70s video, remote work heavily favoured, and a new PS health care plan

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