The government of Canada’s buying department found three cases of possible dishonest billing by IT subcontractors and reported them to the police.
Jean-Yves Duclos, who is in charge of buying things for the government, found out that some people were doing tricks to cheat and get more money between 2018 and 2022.
Duclos is saying that the department took away the security access of the contractors and is trying to get back around $5 million.
The government is not telling us the names of the people involved to make sure the police investigation is not affected. Duclos also mentioned that the government is making a new office to make sure suppliers follow the rules.
He also said the government will now make suppliers be completely honest about who they hire to do work and how much they charge.
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