‘Unprecedented’ speed of procurement still complicated by bureaucracy, say observers as DIA head reportedly eyes exit

'You can only bypass [the bureaucracy] so much. You need to change the way it works if you really want to make really substantial reform,' says David Perry.

Doug Guzman, left, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Secretary of State Stephen Fuhr, is a former Royal Bank of Canada deputy chair who was appointed as the CEO of Defence investment Agency in 2025 for a three-year term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

September 8, 2026

Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman’s alleged "frustration" with the pace of procurement is "not at all a surprise," but feds should replace him quickly as to not "lose momentum" on the "unprecedented" track the government is on.

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