Ombudsman Slams Indigenous Procurement Strategy
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Federal procurement ombudsman releases scathing report on Indigenous procurement strategy, revealing widespread non-compliance and misuse of reserved contracts. The report, which reviewed twenty-seven files across five departments, found that departments failed to properly follow the strategy, allowing non-Indigenous businesses to secure reserved contracts worth hundreds of millions each year. The ombudsman called for a new strategy focused on fairness, a complaints body for Indigenous businesses, and better tracking of the five percent spending goal. Departments agree improvements are needed and support stronger measures to bring real transparency and help Indigenous businesses thrive.
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