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Setting the cat among the pigeons
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I used to be responsible for managing the s9 delegation file, and after a while the question occurred: what exactly...
Winds of change: Defence procurement and contracting for services
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Last spring the government adjusted its approach to defence procurement, creating new oversight, coordination and input processes to increase the...
In defence of direct negotiation
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From time to time, the popular media jump on examples of contracts awarded without competitive bids as examples of everything...
In Defence of Direct Negotiation
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From time to time, the popular media jump on examples of contracts awarded without competitive bids as examples of everything...
The Europeans are coming! The Koreans are coming!
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The early May annual workshop of the Canadian Institute of Procurement and Materiel Management covered many topics that could have...
Is it déjà vu all over again?
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Ten years ago I was as member of the Parliamentary Secretary’s Task Force, Government-Wide Review of Procurement, looking into ways...
As certain as death and taxes
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Benjamin Franklin said that "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." I think...
When urgency becomes the norm
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"This is urgent," the poobah said. "If you don’t put this contract in place right away the consultant is going...
What’s in a word?
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Last month I wrote about accountability for procurement. I like this definition of the term: “If you are accountable for...