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FROM THE EDITOR: by Chris MacLean
Defence Procurement: Great Debate 2006
Can transparency, efficiency and fairness co-exist in defence procurement? Canadians have every right to be cynical right about now. We must never again allow our government to make decisions without true oversight. That being said, we cannot allow oversight to cripple the system with too many levels of approval that decisions are near impossible…
GUEST EDITORIAL: by MGen (ret) John Leech
What the Heck Are We Doing?
Canada is facing the serious challenge of re-equipping the Canadian Forces in a timely manner. One can only hope that the reformers have a clear idea of what they want to accomplish…
INTERNATIONAL: by Gen (ret) Sir Jack Deverell
Control of Capabilities: Authority and Accountability
Expeditionary warfare against an asymmetric enemy makes profound demands on political and military structures, and brings with it high levels of risk, not least because the war is more likely to be one of choice than of necessity…
OP-ED
Performance-Based Acquisition: What is it?
PBAs determine only what capabilities are needed and what goals must be accomplished, not the way the capability is delivered or the way goals are achieved…
CDA / CDAI: by Gen (ret) Paul Manson and Col (ret) Howard Marsh
Fixing the Defence Procurement System
The acquisition of equipment and related services for the Canadian Forces has become the hottest subject in town, for a simple reason: the situation, long deteriorating, has now reached the critical stage…
OP-ED: by BGen (ret) James Cox
Sole-Sourcing Scenario
While no one disputes the frequent advantages of competition, habitual insistence on traditional competition is clearly a symptom of a larger problem – the general failure to appreciate DND’s central and fundamental importance in the defence of the nation…
OP-ED: by Alan Williams
Can Defence Procurement be Streamlined? Absolutely!
Defence procurement should be seen as a national security priority of government, demanding a government-wide approach…
CADSI: by Timothy Page
Defence Procurements: Best Value for Canada
The growth and sustainment of Canada's defence and security industries will be directly influenced by how the government conducts major defence procurements today…
OP-ED: by Joe Varner
The Politicization of Defence Procurement
In Canada, with an increasingly obsolete and marginalized military, it is now ‘political suicide’ to argue against military procurements, right or wrong…
POLITICAL OPINION: by Claude Bachand
Tighter Timelines and Parliamentary Control
The budget is not unlimited and choices must be made in terms of both human and material resources. Canadian defence procurement has shifted from one extreme to the other…
ITAC: by Bernard Courtois
IT Procurement Should be Flexible
Defence procurement should start from the premise that Government wants to buy an outcome or result. This simple principle of buying value can get lost in the rush to obtain the best price…
GOVT OPINION: by John Read
One Perspective
Government procurement is a delicate balancing act, meeting the operational requirements while leveraging each transaction to achieve broad socio-economic benefits…
OP-ED
It’s on MERX you say? It’s Too Late to Join the Game
Often with the best of intentions, people try to get around a cumbersome, inefficient system that’s long overdue for an overhaul. Industry is merely the pawn, and small business cannot really afford to play…
AIAC: by Peter Boag
Performance-Based Acquisition: What is it?
The Canadian aerospace industry stands ready to work with the Government to formulate a more effective and strategic approach to military procurement that would enhance our national security while advancing Canada's international competitiveness and technology development…
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