National

Bad IT support hurting military operations: Report

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Jan, 2021 07:35 PM

An internal Defence Department report says Canadian Armed Forces operations and security may be at risk due to major problems with how the military's computer networks are supported.

The report follows a review of the Defence Department's information management and technology systems, which are described as critical to military missions and training.

The review found numerous problems in the technical support provided to the military by Shared Services Canada, which took over management of most federal networks in August 2011.

In one instance, an email server that went down during one military operation couldn't be fixed right away because the server broke on a weekend and Shared Services did not have staff on call.

The reviewers also heard Shared Services does not have anyone in Europe to support the hundreds of Canadian military personnel posted there, and that many requests for help sit unresolved for months.

Defence officials told the reviewers that these shortcomings and others have put the department and military at great risk on a number of fronts, including security.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Vancouver Police identifies city's 15th homicide victim

The VPD’s Major Crime Section is continuing to investigate Mr. Wanke’s murder. His remains were found in a large recycling bin in the water off of Kits Point on October 18.

Vancouver Police identifies city's 15th homicide victim

Conversion therapy ban approved in principle

O'Toole allowed his MPs a free vote on the issue, part of his bargain with social conservatives that helped him secure the Conservative leadership in August.

Conversion therapy ban approved in principle

Blair pledges to address prison isolation concerns

Prisoners transferred to the units are supposed to be allowed out of their cells for four hours each day, with two of those hours engaged in "meaningful human contact."

Blair pledges to address prison isolation concerns

Andrew Scheer not voting in U.S. election

In the 2016 presidential election, there were approximately 620,000 Americans in Canada who were eligible to cast ballots, though only around 32,000 did.

Andrew Scheer not voting in U.S. election

COVID-19 deaths hit racialized communities hardest: Stats Can

The report's authors say it is more evidence that the pandemic is disproportionately affecting visible minorities, who are more likely to live in overcrowded housing and work in jobs that put them more at risk of exposure to COVID-19.

COVID-19 deaths hit racialized communities hardest: Stats Can

EI commissioners: start review of safety net now

The shortcomings in EI, flagged for years by experts, have been exposed by the pandemic, including that not every worker is covered, nor can everyone who is covered get benefits when they need them.