Public servant denies fault in controversial ArriveCan contract, says she is ‘muzzled’ with job at risk
Diane Daly denies involvement in developing the contracting criteria that ‘favoured’ GC Strategies, and secured the two-person IT firm a $25-million contract for its staffing work on ArriveCan.
Planned submarine buy will be ‘eye-wateringly expensive,’ but the Navy ‘desperately’ needs them, say defence experts
‘Finding the money for this weapon system will be the biggest hurdle,’ says Canadian Forces College professor Paul Mitchell.
‘ArriveCan is different than other scandals,’ say experts, warning improprieties ‘erode public confidence’
‘If we repeat the same mistakes, obviously we’re not doing the right thing,’ says Patrice Poitevin, a retired senior RCMP investigator.
Conservative MPs push officials for answers after RCMP lays fraud charges against consultant
‘No department is safe from fraud,’ says Catherine Poulin, assistant deputy minister of the departmental oversight branch at Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Canada ‘catching up’ with NATO allies by bolstering air defence systems since ‘wake-up call’ in Ukraine, experts say
The war in Ukraine has informed NATO allies and Canadian procurement strategies in ‘all kinds of ways,’ says defence expert David Perry.
Health-plan switch remains ‘a disaster’ despite improvements, say union, Bloc MP
The Canada Life plan is ‘still not pulling its weight’ in the year since the health-care plan provider changed, says PIPSC’s Colby Briggs.
‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts
New research examining IT procurement failures—the ArriveCan app, the Phoenix pay system, and Employment and Social Development Canada’s benefits modernization system—reveals three common issues: inadequate accountability, lack of internal expertise, and changes in scope.
Canada has a procurement problem. Here’s one way to fix it
We need legislation to allow bypassing the traditional procurement process, and instead outsource the development of new solutions to the private sector and non-profits.
‘Depoliticize procurement decisions,’ say MPs in new defence report
Canada needs ‘a well-functioning defence procurement system’ with projects delivered in a timely manner, according to the report, which says that outcome should be ‘facilitated by a stable, highly skilled, and experienced defence workforce.’
Blaming public service won’t resolve procurement issues, but more resources and oversight needed, says Duclos
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos reflects on a turbulent year in government contracting.
