Government Operations committee  That's the intent. There are 24,000 transactions of $25,000 or less, which is an immense volume. There were no incremental personnel provided when these responsibilities were transferred to Shared Services Canada, so it's quite a crushing load for the folks who are in this field.

Government Operations committee  I expect it would be the regular items. We engage in conversations with departments on an ongoing basis, and if there is a particular good or service that they require, we would initiate a conversation with them to begin an acquisition process, if it isn't already available throu

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the thinking behind this dates back into 2015.

Government Operations committee  The actual thinking around the legislation goes back for.... The precise framework is still to be determined department by department. We have to engage with the individual departments to make sure that their needs are understood and covered by any recommended delegations.

Government Operations committee  I'll just make one point, and then I'm going to ask Mr. Duplantie to respond. For the most part, software acquisitions are not part of our mandate. Specialized software is not on the table. This is about hardware and goods and services related to the delivery of IT infrastructur

Government Operations committee  On the latter point, I would expect that the vast majority would be under standing offers because those goods and services have gone through the supply chain integrity check, and they are secure and trusted in that event. In the broader frame, I think you've described well the qu

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We're pleased to be here today with the committee on the two clauses. With me are Alain Duplantie, the chief financial officer and senior assistant deputy minister for corporate services; and Graham Barr, our director general for strategic policy, planning

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, Mr. Glowacki will respond to this question.

Government Operations committee  I believe you might be referring to the strategy developed by the Treasury Board Secretariat. Could you restate the title of document?

Government Operations committee  We've accomplished a lot under those categories. Much of it was flagged in the context of the Auditor General's report. We've put all of the services that we offer into the catalogue along with service level expectations, so there's material progress on that front. As well, we'r

Government Operations committee  The vast majority of the funding that we receive is allocated to sustaining the current systems. Over the years, we have reallocated from transformation activities to enable the sustainment of the legacy systems, given the state that they were in at our creation. I don't have th

Government Operations committee  All our procurement activities are public.

Government Operations committee  Yes, all of them.

Government Operations committee  The security measures apply to all Shared Services Canada's purchases. The staff security review also applies to all employees, based on the nature of their work.

Government Operations committee  We have a procure-to-pay system.