Feds urged to do ‘fulsome review’ of veterans’ rehab program under scrutiny for mismanagement before committing more funds. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/ts2Y3o5UBE
UNLOCKED | Canadian defence company rejects opposition calls to cancel contract for armoured vehicles used by ICE
By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/SIOUE9uBHS
Feds unveil series of measures to boost defence investment in line with ‘Buy Canadian’ mandate as major projects tout Euro allies. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/KycjgV9PVt
Ottawa’s defence industrial strategy aims to boost share of defence contracts and acquisitions awarded to domestic firms to 70 per cent, but some sector experts question if that is too ambitious considering how quickly military equipment may be needed.
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UNLOCKED | Spending to outsource legal work more than doubled in the last decade as hundreds of internal positions stayed vacant: government data. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/14XufInW4c
Spending to outsource legal work more than doubled in the last decade as hundreds of internal positions stayed vacant: government data, @iremreports reports https://t.co/TfPYPt10QT
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UNLOCKED | Pentagon’s ‘cancellation’ of Canada-U.S. defence board could have ‘ripple effects’ on major procurements, says former co-chair. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/6pNNUi18yl
Procurement ombud says concerns remain over defence contracting years after ‘deeply troubling’ favouritism findings. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/4MhdKHUj40
Feds ‘bypass’ competitive processes, add ‘unnecessary bureaucracy’ in new Defence Investment Agency, say opposition MPs, but Fuhr’s office says it’s ‘improving accountability.’ By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/dqlTtg0QmS
NDP, Bloc MPs says feds should impose Buy Canadian policy on Via Rail contract to prevent buying new trains from foreign supplier. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/Ads9LKspAY
I'm not the defence reporter @TheHillTimes (I leave that to my in-the-know colleagues @neilrmoss and @iremreports) but I've been really curious about the govt's plan to consider dual-use applications to projects so funding has defence and civilian benefits. So, new from me⬇️ 1/2
UNLOCKED | Feds’ communication over permanent residency plans gave temporary workers ‘false hope,’ says NDP MP Kwan. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
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Feds refer a contractor to RCMP alleging it fraudulently over-billed the government, @iremreports reports https://t.co/CPgplcPfRG
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‘We’re selling to our allies, but we’re not selling to ourselves’ Canadian defence companies tell Senate National Security Committee. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/7CpRcTQBQy
‘This is not a political problem’: watchdog wants fixes to decades-long issues in Indigenous procurement put on fast track. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/PT936gNKc6
Liberal, NDP MPs support Turkish earthquake survivors’ plea to extend visas before having to return to disaster-hit country: ‘this is our last chance.’ By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/oc9BQZDkB2
Volkswagen rebuffs ‘speculation’ that it will support German-Norwegian bid for Canadian submarine contract. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
https://t.co/2Ts2922PFx