Cancelling the F-35 deal would be ‘cutting our nose off to spite our face,’ says former senior military official
A former chief of the defence staff says ‘the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt the U.S.’
Another major procurement project FUBAR
Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected to be a whopping $22.2-billion.
New graduate programs to boost pool of potential federal government interpreters amid ongoing shortage, but hurdles remain
None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.
Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy
The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that ‘levels of mistrust in AI and its use are high.’
U.S. pressure ‘lighting a fire’ under Ottawa to get major defence procurement projects moving, says expert, as trade war escalates
Amid the tariff tiff with the U.S., ‘there’s a sudden realization that…Canada may actually be on its own,’ which may be speeding things up, says Adam Lajeunesse.
Unions seek government to fix Phoenix problems ‘once and for all’
The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?
The push for a more autonomous Canada could seriously reshape government. Without major reforms, many fear the public service isn’t equipped for it.
Reinventing Canadian public services: use technology to drive outcomes
As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
Liberal candidates’ procurement pitches fail to address the long-standing issues, say observers
Some of the proposals ‘sound more like slogans’ that don’t point to ‘some sort of specific program,’ says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
MP, Senate groups to convene during prorogation to talk Hill reno plans
Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
