Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts
To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad ones include assessing the contract’s purpose, business case, expected value, duration, and the method of procurement.
Propping up Parliament: inside plans to stabilize Centre Block
To install seismic upgrades and connect the underground Parliament Welcome Centre to the historic building, workers will be digging some 23-metres below most of Centre Block’s foundation.
Management of Hill reno gets thumbs up from AG, but faster choices needed
As of July 2022, PSPC has spent $880.7-million out of an estimated $4.5-billion to $5-billion on renovating Centre Block and constructing the final phase of the Parliament Welcome Centre.
Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air
Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation plan,’ says the city’s traffic services director.
Translation Bureau to hire new interpreter well-being director
The new director is part of the bureau’s response to a Feb. 1 ruling by the federal Labour Program that it failed to protect its workforce amid a hybrid Parliament.
Canada’s public service leaders must consider innovative technologies to ensure a seamless transition to hybrid work
For the first time since COVID-19 hit in 2020, tens of thousands of public servants are heading back to offices in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., and elsewhere across the country as the federal government looks to balance remote work with in-person teamwork and collaboration. Since the transition began mid-January, the shift to hybrid work […]
DND’s capital program is eviscerated: Alan Williams
Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’ editorial. I am especially concerned about the impact on the morale of public servants when they see work being done by outsiders, but they are fully trained and competent to perform […]
Federal building emissions-reduction effort hit COVID snag: report
A geo-exchange field is being installed under the Parliament Welcome Centre as part of PSPC’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Parliamentary Precinct, drilling for which begins this month.
Dominic Barton: training in the federal civil service is ‘weak’
The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity within the civil service.
Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts
The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger picture.
