'ARRIVESCAM' BROS.: Who are the IT partners at centre of scandal?
The cost of the ArriveCan app project was pegged at around $80,000. It ended up costing nearly $60 million.
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The cost of the ArriveCan app project was pegged at around $80,000. It ended up costing nearly $60 million.
“It's the easy way out,” said one former senior civil servant working on procurement. “Unless you have a legitimate reason to sole source, don’t.”
Canadian Government Outsourcing Software: This week, as federal officials announced measures to tighten oversight of government procurement, particularly for software services, they said that the government had asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to investigate 5 million dollars in invoices from three software contractors as potential frauds. The officials did not name the companies but said the suspicious billings were not related to ArriveCAN.
This week, as federal officials announced measures to tighten oversight of government procurement, particularly for software services, they said that the government had asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to investigate 5 million dollars in invoices from three software contractors as potential frauds.
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