Canada’s COVID-19 Supply Council Riddled with Lobbyists, Canadian Shipbuilders Team Up on Icebreaker Bid, and Former Federal Spokesperson Convicted in Fake CIA Shakedown Scam

By Bethany Pentesco and Paul Emanuelli

In this week’s newsreel, Canada’s COVID-19 Supply Council is riddled with conflicts, while its shipbuilders team up on an icebreaker bid, Australia rolls out a regional debarment regime while facing criticism over a non-transparent COVID test kit purchase and a massive light rail project cost overrun, Cyprus is mired in an escalating transportation tender controversy, Nepal beefs up its debarment rules, Buffalo’s school board bungles a WIFI project, and a former US spokesperson is convicted in a fake-CIA shakedown scam.

Canada’s COVID-19 Supply Council Riddled with Lobbyists

Canadian Shipbuilders Team Up on Icebreaker Bid

Western Australia Introduces New Debarment Regime

Lack of Transparency in Australia’s $200M COVID Purchase

Massive Cost Overrun in Australian Light Rail Transit Project

Cyprus Transportation Tenders Mired in Controversy

Nepal Beefs Up Debarment Rules for Poor Performers

Buffalo School District Bungles $1.3M WIFI Bid

Former Federal Spokesperson Convicted in Fake CIA Shakedown Scam