US Claims Ottawa’s New Jet RFP Biased Against F-35, Canada Considers More Arctic Coast Guards Ships, and Study Shows Procurement Technology Gap
This week’s newsreel features Washington’s attack on Ottawa’s fighter jet RFP, Canada’s plan for more Arctic coast guard ships, Alberta’s review of crude-by-rail contracts, Oracle’s renewed lawsuit against the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud program, and more litigation involving bid-rigging, kickbacks, and fraudulent spending schemes. In global news, the UK faces Brexit ferry fines, Panama’s election is overshadowed by an ongoing bribery scandal, Ethiopia lays multiple corruption charges, Albania’s PM is accused of lavish spending, Trinidad’s new airport kiosks come under fire, Italy launches a new eProcurement system, and a new report underscores outdated technology in the procurement industry.
US Claims Ottawa’s New Jet RFP Biased Against F-35
Canada Considers More Arctic Coast Guards Ships
Alberta Reviews Crude-by-Rail Contracts
Oracle Renews Challenge of $10 Billion Cloud Procurement
Contractor Guilty in $45 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme
Military Contractor Pays $2 Million to Settle Kickback Case
Broward County Employee Charged with P-Card Misuse
UK Warned of Brexit Ferry Procurement Risks
Odebrecht Scandal Impacts Panama’s Election
Ethiopia Charges Ex-Procurement Officials With Corruption
Albanian PM Accused of Lavish Spending
Trinidad’s New Airport Scanner Deal Under Fire