I'll believe it when I see it.
They are intended as gap fillers and do not generally include long term sustainment.why does the UOR have to be limited? Seems very stupid to do everything twice if we get around to it. If we have an UOR for a capability either because we have let it atrophy or just dont have it then its urgent right versus replacing things on a somewhat regular rate. Is it because everything is urgent?
Then why is no one holding them accountable? Are you suggesting every single officer at DLR is useless? Where are the SNCOs doing their job to hold officers to account when dereliction of duty is happening? Why aren't heads rolling over the inefficiency?Officers who have no sense of the time value of money who propose solutions that are unaffordable that spend multiple years circling the drain can step forward.
Then why is no one holding them accountable? Are you suggesting every single officer at DLR is useless? Where are the SNCOs doing their job to hold officers to account when dereliction of duty is happening? Why aren't heads rolling over the inefficiency?
Big ole sigh on my part is all I can say to that.
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Meanwhile, the 2023 Auditor General's Report...
The staff at DLR/ADM(Mat) are working within the parameters set by much bigger fish in the pond.Then why is no one holding them accountable? Are you suggesting every single officer at DLR is useless?
Seeing a SNCO (Sergeant), let alone the compliment of Warrant Officers of varying rates, in the Projects world sees them as Technical SMEs and less Comd Team partners.Where are the SNCOs doing their job to hold officers to account when dereliction of duty is happening?
What is your definition of inefficiency?Why aren't heads rolling over the inefficiency?
That should be taught in every class.What is your definition of inefficiency?
To a dude who is missing the capability they need right meow to keep them and their buddies alive if SHTF, its wholly inefficiency.
To various ADMs, DMs, Ministers, and our own CoC... they see a mechanism to ensure every defence dollar is thoroughly spent in the most prudent and fiscally responsible manner. If that takes 20 years, well, at least they did their due dilligence.
Where we fall down every time is that we refuse to see the hybrid approach of expediency met with value for money.
If we (CAF) know that our needs and wants are very low in the pecking order... we need to meet the other priorities half way whenever possible.
The staff at DLR/ADM(Mat) are working within the parameters set by much bigger fish in the pond.
ISEB, TBS, PSPC, and a host of people who haven't even heard the word "CADPAT" ensure DND's and even less so the CAF's priorities are subordinate to a host of other political ones.
LCol Bloggins can be the best and smartest Project Director in history, but he's still bounded by a bureaucracy that very much would rather not spend a dime if they didn't have to.
Seeing a SNCO (Sergeant), let alone the compliment of Warrant Officers of varying rates, in the Projects world sees them as Technical SMEs and less Comd Team partners.
You'd be more likely to see Jalapeño Poppers in the mess on Thursday than you would a Sergeant or WO taking and officer to task in a project cell.
What is your definition of inefficiency?
To a dude who is missing the capability they need right meow to keep them and their buddies alive if SHTF, its wholly inefficiency.
To various ADMs, DMs, Ministers, and our own CoC... they see a mechanism to ensure every defence dollar is thoroughly spent in the most prudent and fiscally responsible manner. If that takes 20 years, well, at least they did their due dilligence.
Where we fall down every time is that we refuse to see the hybrid approach of expediency met with value for money.
If we (CAF) know that our needs and wants are very low in the pecking order... we need to meet the other priorities half way whenever possible.
The others (ADM, PSPC, ISED, et al) in turn need to understand we are not buying furniture for Service Canada offices over the next 20 years; we need these systems to keep people alive in some cases and to project that foreign influence the government asks of us. That may mean skirting the procurement process, sacrificing benefits to Canadian industry, or gasp buying MOTS/COTS from international vendors.
There are a lot more fingers in the procurement pie than just the staff in DLR.Are you suggesting every single officer at DLR is useless?
That is not the job of Sr NCOs. Also, unlike in a regiment, the WOs & MWOs in DLR, CFD, CProg, ADM(Mat), etc are generally not more experienced than the officers in the business of the unit.Where are the SNCOs doing their job to hold officers to account when …
Army PDs are Majors, Captains, and sometimes MWOs. Many PMs in ADM(Mat) are LCol (though they should probably all be Mr/Mrs/Ms). So your PM (whose priority is schedule & budget) is typically senior to your PD (whose priority is ensuring the right capability).LCol Bloggins can be the best and smartest Project Director in history, but
Maybe if the Army was a stronger sponsor of its requirements it would see improved responsiveness from Mat Group?Army PDs are Majors, Captains, and sometimes MWOs. Many PMs in ADM(Mat) are LCol (though they should probably all be Mr/Mrs/Ms). So your PM (whose priority is schedule & budget) is typically senior to your PD (whose priority is ensuring the right capability).
Maybe. What would that look like?Maybe if the Army was a stronger sponsor of its requirements it would see improved responsiveness from Mat Group?![]()
More LCol and Maj PDs…at the working level. Army SRBs also seem to have lesser co-chair attendance than the other services from what I observed.Maybe. What would that look like?
It might look like it did 50 or even 35 years ago when there were, generally, three "partners" in any project:Maybe. What would that look like?
In later years, when the DM, the much feared (but also much respected) Bob Fowler, got involved DND almost always won even when John Manley was Minister of Industry and Kevin Lynch was DM of that department.