The list of ministers includes some old names and many new ones, while several unpopular ministers widely blamed for corruption or poor management are gone.

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New government-wide restrictions on federal travel and meetings are the inevitable fallout from the General Services Administration scandal involving an excessive Las Vegas conference. Jeffrey D. Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, sent a memo to government officials Friday saying, “Each agency shall spend at least 30 percent less on travel expenses covered by this memorandum than in FY 2010.” Read full article > >

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In the wake of the General Services Administration (GSA) scandal over an excessive Las Vegas conference, the Obama administration has placed new restrictions on federal travel and meetings. In a Friday memo to government officials, Jeffrey D. Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, said, “Each agency shall spend at least 30 percent less on travel expenses covered by this memorandum than in FY 2010.” Read full article > >

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Obama administration issues new travel and conference rules

The Obama administration has told government agencies that a court decision allowing health benefits for the same-sex spouse of a federal employee applies to no one else. The directive from the Office of Personnel Management is not surprising. After a federal district court ruling in February, OPM told Blue Cross Blue Shield to provide benefits to the wife of Karen Golinski, a court employee in California. But the OPM letter also said the decision “has no effect on enrollments requested by other same-sex spouses.” Read full article > >

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Dewey & LeBoeuf, the New York law firm crippled by financial mismanagement, an exodus of partners and a criminal investigation of its former chairman, encouraged its partners on Monday evening to look for another job, according to an internal memo.

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DealBook: Dewey & LeBoeuf Said to Encourage Partners to Leave

The government says there were “serious failings” in the financial management of a trust running academy schools in Lincolnshire.

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Report criticises academy trust

Barclays management is stung by a shareholder revolt over pay, as 26.9% of shareholder vote against the bank’s remuneration report.

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Barclays hit by revolt over pay

The nonpartisan government accountability group Cause of Action has asked the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget to perform a government-wide audit to determine whether agencies are abiding by whistleblower protection laws. Read full article > >

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Group seeks audit on whistleblowing

The nonpartisan government accountability group Cause of Action has asked the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget to perform a government-wide audit to determine whether agencies are abiding by whistleblower protection laws. Read full article > >

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Nonprofit seeks information about protections for whistleblowers

The body that regulates nurses and midwives in the UK is failing to adequately carry out its duties due to poor management, an interim review says.

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Nursing regulator ‘too weak’

The General Services Administration probably got the memo, just much too late. The subject of the Sept. 21 directive from Jack Lew, then-director of the Office of Management and Budget: “Eliminating Excess Conference Spending and Promoting Efficiency in Government.” Read full article > >

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GSA got the memo, but it was too late

Three months into his job, RIM’s chief executive is reviewing its businesses and changing management.

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BlackBerry Maker RIM Posts Another Loss

The White House’s personnel chief is calling on senior federal executives to ensure that Guard and Reserve troops returning to their civilian federal jobs are not penalized for their military service. “This Administration has zero tolerance for violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act,” John Berry, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, said in a memo Tuesday to the President’s Management Council and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Read full article > >

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Former England coach Terry Venables returns to management as a technical adviser with non-league Wembley FC.

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The management of Belfast City Airport withdraw their plans to extend the runway at the east Belfast site.

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