Public Services and Procurement

- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
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- 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
- Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

- Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
- Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.
- None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.
- None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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,
- 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,
- 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,
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- The push for a more autonomous Canada could seriously reshape government. Without major reforms, many fear the public service isn’t equipped for it.
- The push for a more autonomous Canada could seriously reshape government. Without major reforms, many fear the public service isn’t equipped for it.
- The push for a more autonomous Canada could seriously reshape government. Without major reforms, many fear the public service isn’t equipped for it.
- Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
- Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
- Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
- As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
- As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
- As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
- Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
- Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
- Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
- Economic measures like procurement bans and retaliatory tariffs can be used against the U.S., but a non-threatening approach would better resonate with Americans, says
- Economic measures like procurement bans and retaliatory tariffs can be used against the U.S., but a non-threatening approach would better resonate with Americans, says
- Economic measures like procurement bans and retaliatory tariffs can be used against the U.S., but a non-threatening approach would better resonate with Americans, says
- Reaching two per cent of GDP on defence spending is a priority for some candidates, while others look to federal office space and counter-measures
- Reaching two per cent of GDP on defence spending is a priority for some candidates, while others look to federal office space and counter-measures
- Reaching two per cent of GDP on defence spending is a priority for some candidates, while others look to federal office space and counter-measures
- Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says 2024 spending on consultants seems ‘a bit high’ given the feds' commitment to curbing its reliance on external
- Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says 2024 spending on consultants seems ‘a bit high’ given the feds' commitment to curbing its reliance on external
- Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says 2024 spending on consultants seems ‘a bit high’ given the feds' commitment to curbing its reliance on external