‘It’s a big concern’: MPs scrutinize head of Major Projects Office for past role in Trans Mountain contract
Dawn Farrell was CEO of the Trans Mountain Corporation when it issued a $32.9-million sole-source contract to McKinsey and Company to help the pipeline expansion project save money as the multibillion-dollar price tag ballooned in 2022.
‘Period of fluidity’: feds signal procurement transition as Defence Investment Agency ramps up
At least 50 procurement specialists from PSPC are moving over to the new Defence Investment Agency, according to Siobhan Harty, PSPC senior associate deputy minister of defence and marine procurement.
Trade tribunal urges feds to redo multimillion-dollar defence bid after ‘valid’ complaint it favoured U.S. supplier
A new Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruling backs the complaint that highly restrictive technical requirements to supply night-vision binoculars effectively excluded all potential bidders except one American supplier.
Avoiding ‘expensive failures’: feds risk losing millions in taxpayer dollars if ball dropped on AI procurement, says new report
‘If we can’t get outcome-based procurement right, we’ll always be seeing overspending,’ says procurement expert Kelly Hutchinson.
OGGO hearing confirms: our government continues to persecute whistleblowers rather than protect them
The Liberals need to put in place a system that truly protects whistleblowers and the Canadian public. Perhaps then we can begin to restore our national image and rejoin the ranks of truly clean and well-governed democracies.
‘Canadians deserve full confidence that public funds are protected,’ says Liberal MP after PSPC report reveals nearly a dozen employees fired for misconduct
Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.
Budget’s ‘Buy-Canadian’ push signals ‘clear commitment’ in procurement policy direction, but could also complicate the system, say observers
The policy shift will ‘provide significant opportunities for Canadian businesses and help to limit the economic harm from United States’ tariffs,’ says the Institute for Research on Public Policy’s Rachel Samson.
Feds recover $4.1-million from subcontractors who fraudulently over-billed the government
Public Services and Procurement Canada is seeking to recoup another $400,000, but offered no updates on retrieving money from ArriveCan contractor GC Strategies.
‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes
The Smart Procurement Group, led by Compass Rose and seven tech firms, will offer insight on specific issues aiming to speed up how the government buys digital products and services.
Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official
Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources level, says Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada.
