Procurement bottleneck no surprise to analysts

Published November 16, 2011

For the first time since Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office, Canada is not officially engaged in a combat mission. From now until the next engagement inevitably arises, one of the military's main concerns will be making sure its procurement projects succeed.

The problem is the Department of National Defence can't spend its own money fast enough. The department lapsed roughly $2.5 billion in unspent...