Public Services and Procurement

- 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.
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- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- But the political imperative to act is stronger today than it has been since the Cold War, says former federal Liberal defence minister David
- But the political imperative to act is stronger today than it has been since the Cold War, says former federal Liberal defence minister David
- But the political imperative to act is stronger today than it has been since the Cold War, says former federal Liberal defence minister David
- The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
- The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
- The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
- The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to

- The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to
- The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to

- When the Pay Centre has deducted taxes on wrongfully calculated amounts, it should apologize to the employee for the mistake and only recover the
- When the Pay Centre has deducted taxes on wrongfully calculated amounts, it should apologize to the employee for the mistake and only recover the
- When the Pay Centre has deducted taxes on wrongfully calculated amounts, it should apologize to the employee for the mistake and only recover the
- With the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 on the horizon and borders restricted, federal and provincial governments have called for the establishment
- With the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 on the horizon and borders restricted, federal and provincial governments have called for the establishment
- With the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 on the horizon and borders restricted, federal and provincial governments have called for the establishment
- As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the
- As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the
- As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the
- “Glaring” underrepresentation of visible minorities in the upper echelons of the federal public service—Canada’s largest employer with more than 280,000 employees—continues to be something
- “Glaring” underrepresentation of visible minorities in the upper echelons of the federal public service—Canada’s largest employer with more than 280,000 employees—continues to be something
- “Glaring” underrepresentation of visible minorities in the upper echelons of the federal public service—Canada’s largest employer with more than 280,000 employees—continues to be something
- Some internal restructuring has taken place within government, with oversight of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having been transferred from Public Services and Procurement

- Some internal restructuring has taken place within government, with oversight of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having been transferred from Public Services and Procurement
- Some internal restructuring has taken place within government, with oversight of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having been transferred from Public Services and Procurement

- Although there is a projected federal deficit of just under $350-billion for 2020-21, Canada’s former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government needs
- Although there is a projected federal deficit of just under $350-billion for 2020-21, Canada’s former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government needs
- Although there is a projected federal deficit of just under $350-billion for 2020-21, Canada’s former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government needs
- OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.
- OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.
- OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.
- After nearly three weeks at the bargaining table, Canada’s largest federal public service union reached a tentative agreement with the government late on July

- After nearly three weeks at the bargaining table, Canada’s largest federal public service union reached a tentative agreement with the government late on July
- After nearly three weeks at the bargaining table, Canada’s largest federal public service union reached a tentative agreement with the government late on July

- Following weeks of consultation and the release of departmental guidelines on the easing of workplace restrictions for tens of thousands of public service workers,
- Following weeks of consultation and the release of departmental guidelines on the easing of workplace restrictions for tens of thousands of public service workers,
- Following weeks of consultation and the release of departmental guidelines on the easing of workplace restrictions for tens of thousands of public service workers,
- Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting

- Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting
- Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting

- Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,
- Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,
- Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,
- Every year for one week, the federal government celebrates its more than 300,000 public service employees. It usually comes and goes without too much

- Every year for one week, the federal government celebrates its more than 300,000 public service employees. It usually comes and goes without too much
- Every year for one week, the federal government celebrates its more than 300,000 public service employees. It usually comes and goes without too much

- The new appointments policy allowing for greater flexibility in the hiring of federal public servants came into effect in April 2016, resulting in a

- The new appointments policy allowing for greater flexibility in the hiring of federal public servants came into effect in April 2016, resulting in a
- The new appointments policy allowing for greater flexibility in the hiring of federal public servants came into effect in April 2016, resulting in a
