Ave atque vale…
It took me more than 20 years in the public service to arrive in the procurement arena. One lesson I learned is that the crux of effective procurement is making sure that procurement professionals know what it is like to be in line operations:
When a simple KISS is insufficient
I have often written about what to me are the unusual and sometimes strange characteristics and actions of federal government procurement, but recent experience has shown me that we are not alone. During work with a client in the broader public sector, I found several procurement elements that caused me to shake my head.
Leveraging defence acquisition for Canadian innovation
The release of the Defence Procurement Strategy (DPS) in February 2014 has significantly transformed the way equipment is acquired by the Canadian Armed Forces. For Industry Canada, the goal is now to leverage the major recapitalization effort underway...
Reforms, Election and Cyberspace
We are now a matter of days away from a federal election in Canada. With over 27 million Canadians on……...
Immunity passports, a looming election, digitizing, and diversity
A lot has been happening across Canada. From COVID-19 vaccines to immunity passports, a looming election, digitizing, and diversity. And……...
Leadership, Strategy and COVID-19 vaccines
At the time of writing, Canada has distributed over 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines will be available……...
Public trust and infodemics
We are officially in the second wave of COVID-19. This is evident in the increasing number of infections that are……...
The Future of Data Centres: Four Key Pillars Data Centres Must Adopt by 2025
In this episode, we talk about the growing demand placed on data centres worldwide. Leveraging the sponsored content article, “The…
How VidCruiter is Modernizing Government Organizations’ Recruitment
In this episode of CGE Radio, we look at how government organizations can use technology to automate their hiring process….
Data-driven government implementation
Full data-driven government implementation has been an ongoing goal for many years. But human obstacles, the unwillingness to collaborate, cybersecurity…
Deploying critical assets to the cloud
In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with two experts from FireEye about cloud. FireEye is the intelligence-led security company….
Diversity and inclusion in the federal government: a double-edged sword
In diversity there is beauty and there is strength. – MAYA ANGELOU Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau officially ushered in diversity, equity,……...
Learning diversity and inclusion from Indigenous leadership
Your history and your culture influence your type of leadership. Indigenous peoples come to leadership with their own history and……...
Reshaping digitized public service delivery
Digitizing services helps governments meet public expectations and become more efficient and resilient. The task is complex, but a tried-and-true……...
Right to disconnect
Sometimes, working less is doing more… ‒ HUGH SCHOFIELD (2016): BBC NEWS Working outside standard work hours is a public service reality……...
COVID-19: Uprooting and Transforming Work in Canada
The COVID-19 crisis has placed unprecedented demands on public servants in all jurisdictions in the country. Their response has been……...
Inter- and Intrastate Politics and Governance in Canada
In federal systems like Canada’s – where power, authority, and responsibility are divided and/or shared between multiple orders of government……...