‘Massive endeavour’: feds face difficult task in finding contractors for gun buyback scheme, expert warns
‘The government has to rely on the private sector and qualified businesses to do the work,’ said the University of Ottawa’s J.L. Gilles LeVasseur.
Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers
Doing business with the government is not all ‘sunshine and blue skies,’ says Neil Brodie, noting ‘there are companies out there who will not compete for government contracts because they don’t need the headache of doing business with the government.’
Government of Canada should actively seek the advice of industry so that programs can be delivered with objectives clearly defined
I recommend that the government establish a risk-management framework for federal public service contracts that assigns a risk to each factor. The higher the total risk, the higher the level of approval necessary to proceed with the service contract.
‘We’re just not able to do what is necessary’: procurement ombud pitches funding boost as cases rise
The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman’s budget has remained relatively static since 2008, and with a record number of cases and high inflation, Alexander Jeglic says he’s financially limited to pursue the office’s goals.
House Board OKs four Centre Block design decisions, with more to come
The MP working group has a busy month ahead, with seven sets of decisions to go through in December, which are now expected to be brought to the BOIE for final approval in January.
Remote simultaneous interpretation now in use for House committees
Following a pilot, party whips agreed to begin phasing in use of remote interpretation services for regular committee meetings starting on Nov. 20.
Red Chamber assigns help for Senators, staff navigating ‘horrendous’ health-plan transfer
CSG Senator Jim Quinn says the fact that the administration has had to assign staff to work on the issue is ‘almost reprehensible.’
‘Things are stacking up’: BOIE delays four Centre Block design decisions
‘Although the project continues to track well, we have been taking on some water on the design side in decision-making,’ PSPC’s Rob Wright told the BOIE on Oct. 26.
Dialogue on public service more important than ever
As we watch the erosion of democratic institutions elsewhere, the condition of our federal public service, and the quality of its democratic vocation, should concern us all.
Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition
‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson & Garrett.
