New Treasury Board guidelines on outsourcing ‘may result in savings for professional services,’ says government, as billions in cuts on horizon

The feds are looking for 'mere cents on the dollar,' says Treasury Board president Anita Anand, as the government releases a managers' guide for procuring expert services intended to 'further improve and strengthen procurement practices.'

Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured recently on the Hill, has tasked ministers across government with finding more than $15-billion in spending cuts over the next half decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

October 20, 2023

As the government looks to cut more than $15-billion in expenditures over the next half decade, $7.1-billion of which targets discretionary spending on government consulting, professional services and travel, the Treasury Board has recently released advice for departmental m...

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