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The Auditor General found inconsistent security policies and delayed responses to cyberattacks, with some federal cybersecurity initiatives still unfunded, increasing risk to government systems.
- On Oct. 21, 2025, Auditor General Karen Hogan released a report finding `significant gaps` in Canada's federal government cybersecurity services, monitoring and responses, saying defences must strengthen as attacks grow.
- Hogan's audit found federal organizations had uneven policy application and missing, outdated inventories of government devices and assets, delaying response to the January 2024 cyberattack.
- Auditors flagged an unfunded incident case management tool while NordPass and NordStellar reported exposed passwords tied to Global Affairs Canada and DND.
- Hogan is set to table reports mid-morning on Tuesday, including a cybersecurity audit examining whether Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, CSE and SSC coordinate network protection.
- Beyond cybersecurity, the auditor general is releasing reports on early learning and child care by Employment and Social Development Canada, Indigenous Services Canada programs, and a Canada Revenue Agency call centre review.
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You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA — Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released Tuesday.
The CAF does not have enough housing for its current needs and much less for the anticipated 6,000 new recruits.
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620 CKRM The Source | Country Music, News, Sports in Sask…You ‘wouldn’t want to live in’ decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA — Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released Tuesday. Hogan and her team examined living conditions on three Canadian Forces bases: Esquimalt in British Columbia, Gagetown in New Brunswick and Trenton in Ontario. Hogan said the buildings her team inspected were aging and decrepit — the old…
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