Transparency, risk management and integrity: Standing Committee on Public Accounts—May 27, 2021

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Transparency, risk management and integrity in procurement

Context

Fraud and wrongdoing pose a risk to Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) vital procurement operations, leading to financial losses and an erosion of public confidence in the Government of Canada.

The 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, Report 1—Procuring Complex Information Technology Solutions, includes a recommendation that PSPC should continue to advance its use of data analytics so that it can identify procurement integrity issues.

This recommendation follows a previous recommendation made by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in its 2017 Report—Managing the Risk of Fraud, that PSPC should conduct data analytics and data mining to detect certain forms of fraud.

Key messages

Data analytics and data mining with respect to enhancing integrity in the procurement system

Public Services and Procurement Canada’s fraud risk management framework

Status update: Report 1—Managing the Risk of Fraud: Spring 2017 Office of the Auditor General Report

In Report 1 of the 2017 Spring Reports of the Auditor General, “Managing the Risk of Fraud”, the OAG concluded that PSPC did not appropriately manage all of its fraud risks and made 4 recommendations.

Recommendation 1: Conduct a fraud risk assessment considering all areas of their organization

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Recommendation 2: Perform data analytics and data mining to detect fraud

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Recommendation 3: Mandatory anti-fraud training

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Recommendation 4: Improve monitoring of conflict of interest declarations

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Recent cases related to fraud in Public Services and Procurement Canada procurement

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