Procurement ombud report urges more oversight, transparency in defence contracting (opens in new tab)

A new report from the federal procurement ombud calls Canada’s new defence procurement reforms long overdue, but says more transparency, streamlining and oversight are still needed. Released last week, the Turning Complexity into Capability: Canada’s Defence Procurement System for Major Projects report delves into the high-stakes and high-spend world of defence procurement and highlights where improvements are needed. It makes suggestions for how to speed up and streamline procurement, improve