Executives at the Canada Border Services Agency have warned of severe consequences — to national security, to taxpayers and to the economy — should the federal government's beleaguered tech support department not shape up. CBC News has obtained documents under the Access to Information Act that outline serious concerns about how Shared Services Canada is supporting the border services agency's IT infrastructure. Shared Services Canada is responsible for that equipment. Shared Services is the federal department created in 2011 to take over the delivery of email, data centre and network services for 43 government agencies. Earlier this month, Canada's chief statistician quit his post in protest over shoddy service by Shared Services Canada.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2016 09:00 UTC