Our Scans · (ZY.4.23) Public Administration · Weekly Summary

• The Western Cape Government's Provincial Treasury is offering several employment opportunities for individuals passionate about public finance, policy development, and administration. WorkforGov.co.za
• Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long espoused fringe health theories, has called fluoride an industrial waste and dangerous neurotoxin and said the Trump administration will recommend it be removed from all public drinking water. KFF Health News
• The Trump Administration or Congress could try to bring back the first Trump Administration's public charge immigration policy, which sought to prevent people from immigrating to the U.S. if they are not already economically successful. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• After two years of debate and tens of thousands of public comments, the Biden administration has finalized the rules for what might be the Inflation Reduction Act's most contentious climate policy - the 45 V clean hydrogen production tax credit. Canary Media
• If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were to assume leadership of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it could signal significant changes in healthcare policy, regulation, and public health priorities. Scrubs | The Leading Lifestyle Magazine for the Healthc
• While current polls reveal a majority public support for single-payer health care, it is not a current policy proposal for the Biden presidential administration, which may remain in power through 2028. / USA TheCollector
• Public sector-funded research and enhanced private sector cooperation are two of the new commitments the Biden administration will incorporate in its evolving tech policy surrounding emerging and critical technology systems. Nextgov
• Because of the close link to key Administration priorities related to corruption, climate policy, public health, and combating transnational criminal organizations, wildlife trafficking and other nature crimes will continue to be a priority for the U.S. government. / USA U.S. Department of the Treasury
• The Interior Department's energy strategy in 2022 could help determine whether the Biden administration can secure a clean energy legacy as potent as the fossil fuel dominance that characterized public land policy during the Trump years. E&E News
• With the Trump administration's plans to cease funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as well as to reduce the US Department of Health and Human Services personnel, public health, both internationally and domestically, is going to be widely affected. ContagionLive
• A Trump administration will inherit what has been a more than $3 billion humanitarian aid program for Afghanistan that has also propped up its economy, while the American public remains deeply troubled over the Taliban's human right rights practices, above all the treatment of girls and women. Middle East Institute
• This month's terrorist attacks against, and threats of 'global jihad' issued by Hamas and their overlords in, mean that the open-borders policies of the Biden administration have placed the American public at greater risk than at any time since 9/11. PR Newswire
• Bird Flu Outbreak Sounding Public Health Alarm for Trump's HHS: The rise in human cases of bird flu is sparking concerns that the incoming Trump administration will not be ready to respond to a potential public health emergency. The Verardo Group's Substack
• The policy landscape continues to shift as the Trump administration seeks to roll back a wide range of environmental regulations and reconsider the scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health. BNN Bloomberg
• The coal industry sees hope in the new Trump administration, but its saviour from senescence may be rising demand for electricity as much as public policy. Heatmap News
• If Project 2025 and/or the America First Agenda federal policy platforms are adopted by the next administration, APCD use could plummet and severely jeopardize the health of the public. ScienceDaily
• The Biden administration must pursue a thorough and public investigation of Abbott's policies, take emergency action to protect vulnerable migrants, and disavow any border policy that increases the risk to life. Refugee Council USA
• The Biden administration needs to thoroughly review its practices and change the way it approaches drilling for oil on public lands if it has any hope of meeting its own commitments and leading on the kind of fundamental shift in energy policy that a livable future demands. The Wilderness Society

Last updated: 12 September 2025