Government contracts
NewsBY
- Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities that lead to better outcomes, say former public servants.
NewsBY
- Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities that lead to better outcomes, say former public servants.
- To survive U.S. trade volatility and escape its low-productivity trap, Ottawa must stop forcing agile Canadian innovators into the rigid moulds of incumbents.
- To survive U.S. trade volatility and escape its low-productivity trap, Ottawa must stop forcing agile Canadian innovators into the rigid moulds of incumbents.
- To survive U.S. trade volatility and escape its low-productivity trap, Ottawa must stop forcing agile Canadian innovators into the rigid moulds of incumbents.
- The database that allows firms to access set-aside federal procurement opportunities 'cannot be trusted ... until it is fully certified by an Indigenous group,'
- The database that allows firms to access set-aside federal procurement opportunities 'cannot be trusted ... until it is fully certified by an Indigenous group,'
- The database that allows firms to access set-aside federal procurement opportunities 'cannot be trusted ... until it is fully certified by an Indigenous group,'
- Letting small and independent firms bid on public infrastructure projects free from union-only restrictions levels the playing field, and lets them grow.
- Letting small and independent firms bid on public infrastructure projects free from union-only restrictions levels the playing field, and lets them grow.
- Letting small and independent firms bid on public infrastructure projects free from union-only restrictions levels the playing field, and lets them grow.
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that
- Public Services and Procurement Canada says the 45-day review into finding savings through federal contracting 'was completed on schedule' and that results will be
- Public Services and Procurement Canada says the 45-day review into finding savings through federal contracting 'was completed on schedule' and that results will be
- Public Services and Procurement Canada says the 45-day review into finding savings through federal contracting 'was completed on schedule' and that results will be
- The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
- The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
- The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
- 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.
- New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
- Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
- Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
- Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
- Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
- The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
- The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
- The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
