Office of Public Service Discipline Secretary Collaborates with Audit Offices of Each Ministry
Heavy Rain and Jamboree Also Included in Inspection Targets
Renewing Public Service Community through Service Inspections Following Personnel Changes
The Presidential Office will conduct a service inspection targeting all government ministries for at least two weeks starting from the 28th. This is interpreted as an effort to accelerate the implementation of national tasks in the second year of the administration while revitalizing the atmosphere within the public service.
A Presidential Office official said in a phone interview with Asia Economy on the same day, "We aim to review whether the overall national administration is functioning well through the government ministry service inspection." The Public Service Discipline Secretariat of the Presidential Office plans to cooperate with the audit offices of each ministry to check the implementation status of national tasks, as well as the utilization of budgets and personnel.
This is seen as an intention to tighten the loosened public service discipline ahead of the regular National Assembly session starting on the 1st of next month and the national audit scheduled for October. Following the large-scale casualties caused by last month's heavy rains and the disruption of the World Scout Jamboree earlier this month, issues regarding discipline in the public service have been raised. It is also known that controversial matters such as the heavy rains and the Jamboree event will be included in the service inspection.
Additionally, this service inspection is interpreted as a plan to accelerate national reform following recent appointments of ministers and vice ministers. President Yoon Seok-yeol has been focusing on securing momentum for national administration through bold reforms in policies not only in economy, diplomacy, and unification but also in flood control, energy, and research and development (R&D), alongside personnel changes including large-scale vice minister appointments, replacement of the Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.
However, the Presidential Office stated that the service inspection is not being conducted due to any specific issue. The official explained, "It is not being done for any special reason," and added, "The Presidential Office conducts service inspections or audits of ministries whenever necessary, and this service inspection is a routine task."
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