‘Period of fluidity’: feds signal procurement transition as Defence Investment Agency ramps up

At least 50 procurement specialists from PSPC are moving over to the new Defence Investment Agency, according to Siobhan Harty, PSPC senior associate deputy minister of defence and marine procurement.

Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr will act as the point of accountability for the Defence Investment Agency at the top of the structure like a minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

November 19, 2025

Top government officials say they feel "huge pressure" to move faster and overhaul defence procurement as the new Defence Investment Agency gets rolling, and are asking companies to work with the government through the transition period.

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