Evening Update: Ottawa showed frequent disregard for contracting rules, Auditor-General finds

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Auditor-General Karen Hogan released reports today touching on Ottawa’s contracting procedures, its green tech funding arm and the government’s ability to fend off cyberattacks.as they awarded global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. more than $200-million in contracts since 2011. The audit determined that often McKinsey did not demonstrate value for money.detailed conflict-of-interest breaches and ineligible funding.

Auditor-General Paul Martin noted in his report released today that the Vitalité Health Network conducted three internal audits on its dealings with Canadian Health Labs, but refused to share them with his office, so it’s unknown what risks those audits identified and if they were addressed.

Now, the moment of contact is close at hand. Project managers say the final section of bridge deck destined to fill that gap will be bolted into place before the end of June.

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