Post AhoRJAxvZpFcJbdsA4 by sboots@mastodon.sboots.ca
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 (DIR) Post #AhoRJAxvZpFcJbdsA4 by sboots@mastodon.sboots.ca
       2024-04-10T22:05:32Z
       
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       “I have zero confidence in the capacity of the federal public service to deliver on serious challenges,” from a former official quoted in @justinling’s latest piece. Deputy ministers and ADMs in Ottawa haven’t seemed to be able to come to grips with the implementation crisis facing the federal government, and in many cases might be part of the problem. This is a must-read:  https://thewalrus.ca/justin-trudeaus-last-stand/ #GCdigital
       
 (DIR) Post #AhoRJCqCbWGA8E2jOi by sboots@mastodon.sboots.ca
       2024-04-10T22:06:39Z
       
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       “One former civil servant, who worked on high-profile technology files across multiple departments, said the bureaucracy was suffocating… too many teams working on the same files, an obsession with image over application, petty competition for resources, a lack of information sharing, buck passing, silos between teams. The mismanagement is so dire [that] civil servants often work on technology projects in secret, afraid of telling their superiors lest they get mired in approvals and meddling.”