British Columbia Receives Complaints About Proposed Changes to the Freedom of Information Act, the Northwest Territories Calls on the Government to Support Indigenous Businesses, and Australia Introduces the First Debarment Regime for Government Contractors
By Bethany Pentesco
In Canadian news, British Columbia receives complaints about proposed changes to the Freedom of Information Act and defends a school district’s laptop procurement from board trustee, while the Northwest Territories calls on the government to support Indigenous businesses.
BC Contractors Oppose Freedom of Information Act Changes
BC School District Defends Laptop Procurement
NWT Called on to Create Indigenous Procurement Policy
Ottawa LRT Attracts Another Call for Review
RCMP Body-Worn Camera RFP Unlikely to Meet Deadline
In global news, Transylvania scares off bidders with mountain motorway project, the New Zealand Auditor General sees conflict of interest and poor planning in saliva testing procurement, UK Ministry of Defense is wasting billions in procurement failures, and Australia introduces the first debarment regime for government contractors.
Transylvania Receives 1/6 Bids for Mountain Roadway
New Zealand Auditor General Slams Saliva Testing Procurement
UK Fails to Learn from Procurement Mistakes
Australia Introduces Debarment Regime
Korea Fines Seven US Contractors for Bid-Rigging in $43B Scheme
British Virgin Islands Declares “No Corruption” in Adviser Contract Probe
Switzerland Awards $120M Cloud Tender After Google Drops Appeal
India Introduces Quality-Over-Cost Selection
