A-G report found Ottawa paid company millions, often without ensuring work was actually done

In second audit report involving the IT staffing agency, Auditor-General also finds public servants did not ensure company was charging fair market rates

The company was already subject to a seven-year ban on federal government contracts

Auditor General Karen Hogan found federal agencies failed to justify procurement methods and contract costs, follow security measures and monitor the work of GCStrategies.

Auditor General Karen Hogan found federal agencies failed to justify procurement methods and contract costs, follow security measures and monitor the work of GCStrategies.

The audit will focus specifically on spending and contracts tied to the two-person IT company

Canada’s auditor general will conduct a full audit of all government contracts awarded to GC Strategies, the company at the centre of the ArriveCan controversy.

Auditor General Karen Hogan found federal agencies failed to justify procurement methods and contract costs, follow security measures and monitor the work of GCStrategies.

In second audit report involving the IT staffing agency, Karen Hogan also finds public servants did not ensure company was charging fair market rates

In second audit report involving the IT staffing agency, Auditor-General also finds public servants did not ensure company was charging fair market rates

Diane Daly’s allegation of pressure to give false testimony overshadowed questioning over a bidding process that was bent to give GCStrategies an advantage

OTTAWA — Canada’s auditor general says federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app. The report on GCStrategies is one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons today. It says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between […]

The Auditor General of Canada blames Ottawa for repeatedly violating procurement policies by awarding contracts to GCStrategies.

A partner at GCStrategies – the IT firm at the center of the ArriveCan scandal – says his reputation has been damaged by 'false information.'

Auditor General Karen Hogan found federal agencies failed to justify procurement methods and contract costs, follow security measures and monitor the work of GCStrategies.

In second audit report involving the IT staffing agency, Auditor-General also finds public servants did not ensure company was charging fair market rates

In second audit report involving the IT staffing agency, Auditor-General also finds public servants did not ensure company was charging fair market rates

Federal departments paid ArriveCan contractor GCStrategies even when “little to no evidence” showed any work had been performed, Auditor-General Karen Hogan revealed. In 46% of the sample she reviewed, officials approved invoices without verifying deliverables which the report warns may breach the Financial Administration Act. “Despite this, federal government officials consistently authorized payments,” Hogan wrote, […] The post Audit Finds Feds Paid ArriveCan Contractor Even With “Little To No Evidence” Of Work appeared first on the deep dive.

Canada’s auditor general says federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app. The report on GCStrategies is one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons today. It says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between 2015 and […]