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- New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
- New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
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- With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new
- With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new
- With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new
- GC Strategies, the beleaguered Ottawa-based firm that was the primary contractor for the ArriveCan app, was awarded dozens of government contracts between 2015 and
- GC Strategies, the beleaguered Ottawa-based firm that was the primary contractor for the ArriveCan app, was awarded dozens of government contracts between 2015 and
- GC Strategies, the beleaguered Ottawa-based firm that was the primary contractor for the ArriveCan app, was awarded dozens of government contracts between 2015 and
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

- The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
- The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
- The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.
- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.
- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.
- The list is constantly updated 'as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,' says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.
- The list is constantly updated 'as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,' says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.
- The list is constantly updated 'as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,' says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.
- Indigenous advocates say gaps in federal procurement oversight allow businesses to fraudulently secure lucrative contracts that could support Indigenous communities.
- Indigenous advocates say gaps in federal procurement oversight allow businesses to fraudulently secure lucrative contracts that could support Indigenous communities.
- Indigenous advocates say gaps in federal procurement oversight allow businesses to fraudulently secure lucrative contracts that could support Indigenous communities.
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Stephen Kelsey told industry leaders: 'We’re not complete buffoons. We are aware of the complexities of procurement, the frustration
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Stephen Kelsey told industry leaders: 'We’re not complete buffoons. We are aware of the complexities of procurement, the frustration
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Stephen Kelsey told industry leaders: 'We’re not complete buffoons. We are aware of the complexities of procurement, the frustration
- Public Services and Procurement Canada suspended Global Health Imports Corporation from participating in federal procurement, effective Nov. 22.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada suspended Global Health Imports Corporation from participating in federal procurement, effective Nov. 22.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada suspended Global Health Imports Corporation from participating in federal procurement, effective Nov. 22.
- Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says Randy Boissonnault should have stepped down sooner for the sake of the Liberal Party. 'I probably would have left
- Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says Randy Boissonnault should have stepped down sooner for the sake of the Liberal Party. 'I probably would have left
- Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says Randy Boissonnault should have stepped down sooner for the sake of the Liberal Party. 'I probably would have left
- With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
- With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
- With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
- A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.

- A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
- A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.

- The Senate Internal Economy Committee has approved updates to the procurement policy, but the changes have not yet been implemented.
- The Senate Internal Economy Committee has approved updates to the procurement policy, but the changes have not yet been implemented.
- The Senate Internal Economy Committee has approved updates to the procurement policy, but the changes have not yet been implemented.
- Karen Hogan says her office did not refer the Sustainable Development and Technology Canada matter to the RCMP, which is investigating potential criminality.
- Karen Hogan says her office did not refer the Sustainable Development and Technology Canada matter to the RCMP, which is investigating potential criminality.
- Karen Hogan says her office did not refer the Sustainable Development and Technology Canada matter to the RCMP, which is investigating potential criminality.
- NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.
- NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.
- NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.
- 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after
- 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after
- 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after