Mr. Antonio Utano at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On February 22nd, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 22nd, 2024 / 1:05 p.m.

Director General, Information Technology Branch, Canada Revenue Agency, As an Individual

Maybe I can opine in here.

With respect to skill sets and costs, the public service and public servants are not Lego pieces that can be interchangeably used in the same way.

For example, we did reach out to CDS, which is the Canadian Digital Service, looking to leverage that in a program whereby we would bring in expertise. The annual cost would have been $400,000 per person, plus the EBPs, the employee benefits.

These skill sets are not interchangeable or—

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