Federal Government

After first quarter, feds on track to meet $28.5B deficit prediction: report

Three months into the fiscal year, the public books are on track to meet the Trudeau government’s deficit projection of $28.5 billion, an update on

Drupal North drops into Ottawa with keynote from feds’ CIO Alex Benay

Techopia

Ottawa’s top public sector techie will deliver the keynote address this weekend at Drupal North, the first time the annual developers’ event has come to the

Canada lagging behind on digital government transformation: Feds’ new CIO

Techopia

For more than two years, Alex Benay manned the helm of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corp. His role, he says, was largely to

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises slightly in April to 5.3%

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose slightly in April after the region shed about 2,200 jobs from the previous month, according to Statistics Canada figures released Friday.

Science minister mulls forcing universities to attract more female researchers

Canada & World

Canada’s science minister says universities aren’t doing the heavy lifting to appoint more female research chairs, so she wants to force their hands. On her

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment sinks to 5.1% as feds keep hiring

Ottawa

The swelling ranks of public servants in Ottawa-Gatineau pushed the region’s unemployment rate down for the fourth straight month to reach its lowest level in

Op-ed: Ottawa’s innovation overdose renders buzzword meaningless

Techopia

We’ve brought you here to talk. Please sit down. Canadian politicians, entrepreneurs, and yes, media titans like ourselves, have an addiction to the word innovation.

Feature: Canada.ca project rife with common, costly mistakes, experts say

Techopia

In February, in a cozy room in the Lord Elgin Hotel, I was part of a crowd of IT professionals and public servants attending a

Feds eye energy savings with Confederation Heights retrofit in Ottawa

Non-Residential

The federal government says it’s preparing to spend up to $5 million on a pilot project aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of an office

Feds looking for industrial space in Ottawa or Gatineau

Non-Residential

The federal government says it’s looking for nearly 60,600 square feet of centrally located warehouse space, a potential move that could lower east Ottawa’s industrial