Human resource management
Approach to the effective management of people in a company
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| April 18 2025 | The entire Lab at OPM innovation team was eliminated by DOGE and the Trump agenda, effectively ending the team's work on complex challenges using human-centered design with federal partners. |
| April 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
U.S. military academies officially ended affirmative action in their admissions processes.
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| March 2025 | Following the new Trump administration's stance, Rutte stated that Ukraine had never been promised NATO membership and suggested Europe and the US should eventually normalize relations with Russia after a peace agreement. |
| March 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit paused a lower court's nationwide preliminary injunction and permitted enforcement of Trump's executive orders against DEI programs.
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| 2025 | A lawsuit was filed by two anonymous federal workers against OPM, alleging failure to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment before launching a new email communication system with potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities. |
| February 24 2025 | OPM announced that employees were not required to reply to the previous accomplishment reporting email, amid a pending lawsuit challenging the mass layoffs of probationary workers. |
| February 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
A lawsuit was filed against Trump's executive orders, arguing they violated Constitutional rights.
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| February 22 2025 | OPM emailed all federal employees requesting they report their previous week's accomplishments by midnight EST on February 24, with Elon Musk publicly stating on X that failure to respond would be considered a resignation. |
| 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Axios conducted a poll indicating that over 50% of Americans across demographics reported DEI initiatives had no impact on their jobs. Among those who experienced an impact, most said DEI had benefited rather than hindered their work environment.
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| February 5 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Axios reported that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was searching through NOAA's databases to identify employees associated with DEI initiatives.
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| January 27 2025 | Trump issued a memorandum regarding Schedule F, with OPM's acting director Charles Ezell issuing guidance to implement the executive order, supporting workforce restructuring initiatives. |
| January 20 2025 | The Trump administration established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with Elon Musk appointed as its leader, aimed at reducing the federal workforce. |
| January 20 2025 | Charles Ezell takes on the role of acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management. |
| January 20 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
President Trump issued an executive order calling DEI efforts 'illegal and immoral discrimination programs', demanding shutdown of governmental DEI programs by January 23.
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| January 2025 | The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) warned workers against accepting the deferred resignation offer, expressing concerns about potential benefit disputes and unclear legal protections. |
| January 2025 | OPM launched a controversial 'deferred resignation' program offering federal employees the option to resign effective September 30, 2025, while continuing to receive pay and benefits until that date. The program was part of a broader Trump administration effort to reduce the federal workforce. |
| 2024 | Segal acquired a commercial insurance book business from J.A. Mariano agency. |
| 2024 | Led The Big Give Christmas Challenge, which surpassed Comic Relief and Children In Need to become Britain's largest fundraising event of the year. |
| 2024 | The Big Give successfully raised £2.1m specifically for women and girls charities. |
| 2024 | Inducted into the Staffing Industry Analysts Staffing 100 Europe Hall of Fame. |
| 2024 | James Reed launched his podcast 'James Reed: All About Business', interviewing leading figures from business, management, and entrepreneurship. |
| 2024 | Received the Spears Impact Award for philanthropy and social change. |
| 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
MIT becomes the first major university to announce the removal of diversity statements from all faculty position applications.
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| 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Academy Awards introduced new eligibility requirements mandating that films must meet two of four diversity standards to qualify for best-picture nomination.
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| December 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC that the SEC lacked the authority to approve Nasdaq's board diversity rules.
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| November 30 2024 | Became Honorary member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| October 2024 | Rutte stated that more than 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded during the war with Ukraine. |
| October 1 2024 | Rutte succeeded Jens Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General during a ceremonial handover at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. |
| September 2024 | Monster merged with CareerBuilder, with Apollo Global Management funds becoming the majority owner, while Randstad retained a minority investment. |
| September 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Human Rights Campaign poll found that 80% of LGBT Americans would boycott companies that repeal DEI programs, and 19% would quit their job if DEI initiatives were removed from their workplace.
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| August 2024 | While co-hosting the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, stated she believed her gender played a role in the scrutiny she faced after being named NPR CEO. |
| July 2 2024 | Received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion |
| June 2024 | Attended Ukraine peace summit, interpreting Putin's peace talk proposal as a sign of panic. |
| June 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Washington Post and Ipsos conducted a poll revealing that 6 in 10 Americans view diversity, equity, and inclusion programs positively.
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| June 26 2024 | Rutte was officially appointed as NATO Secretary General after overcoming opposition from Turkey, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. |
| June 7 2024 | Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| May 2024 | Maher approved the creation of a new editing group at NPR called 'the Backstop', which caused internal anxiety among employees. |
| May 2024 | Authorized Ukraine to use Dutch-supplied F-16 fighters to strike targets inside Russia. |
| May 2024 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Bill Matthews as the new Secretary of the Treasury Board. |
| May 6 2024 | Rob Shriver assumes the role of acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management. |
| April 14 2024 | Condemned Iranian strikes against Israel and called for adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to the EU's terrorism blacklist. |
| March 2024 | Becomes the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of NPR. |
| March 2024 | Transitioned to non-executive chairperson at Web Summit after a three-month tenure as CEO. |
| March 2024 | Acquired technology assets and intellectual property of Humn.ai, an AI-powered platform, to enhance commercial fleet proposition. |
| March 1 2024 | Increased commitment to €250 million for Ukraine ammunition and signed Netherlands-Ukraine bilateral security agreement with Zelensky in Kharkiv. |
| February 2024 |
Hays plc
Hays plc acquired a majority stake in Vercida Consulting, a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy firm co-founded by Dan Robertson, and rebranded it as Fairer Consulting.
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