Ron Lloyd

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Canada’s “as is” Contract Security Program and the Aggregate Risk Profile of the Nation

Canada’s “as is” Contract Security Program and the Aggregate Risk Profile of the Nation

One of the challenges for large bureaucracies is identifying second and third order effects of risk mitigation postures across the enterprise. In the article Public Service Culture, Risk Management and Governance: The Prerequisite of Effective Strategic Governance to Realizing Our Digital Ambition, the concept of an aggregate risk profile was introduced to highlight the potential adverse implications of such postures...

Canada’s Security Classification Framework: The Biggest Impediment to Realizing Our Digital Ambition

Canada’s Security Classification Framework: The Biggest Impediment to Realizing Our Digital Ambition

In 2022, the Government of Canada, under the leadership of the Chief Information Officer of Canada, published Digital Ambition 2022.1 The document outlines a vision for the government of Canada to leverage modern digital technologies to transition the nation’s digital enterprise to 21st century standards. In 2023, an update was provided that noted that while progress had been made, “there...