In this week’s newsreel, Canada underfunds its Procurement Ombud; parliamentary probes reveal fronting fraud in Indigenous procurement and rampant conflicts in the “green slush fund”; an Australian passport audit exposes spending flaws; a UK ferry tender remains mired in legal intrigues; and a South African agency is accused of price manipulation.

Feds Underfund Procurement Ombud

Probe Finds Fronting Fraud in Indigenous Program

AG Finds Rampant Conflicts in “Green Slush Fund”

Manitoba MLA “Inadvertently” Breaks Conflict Law

Winnipeg Investigates Tow Tender Controversy

Australian Passport Probe Exposes Weak Governance

UK Ferry Bids Mired in Legal Intrigues

Philippine COVID Scandal Traces $20M to Dubai

Local Firms Win 99.6% of Tanzanian Tenders

South African Agency Accused of Price Manipulation