The federal public works department has recently identified seven instances of fraud in federal contracting, with one official saying it would be “inconceivable” for more cases not to surface in the coming months.
“We do 400,000 procurement transactions a year,” Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement Arianne Reza testified at the House of Commons public accounts committee on Nov. 6.
“We have started to really analyze it using data analytics. We have, since 2022, now found a total of seven cases.”
All seven cases have been referred to the RCMP since 2022 she said, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“It would be inconceivable to me not to think we are going to continue to do this type of work and continue to uncover overbilling,” Reza said….