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‘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.

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BY IREM KOCA
June 27, 2024

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 27, 2024

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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.

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‘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.

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