WRITER PROFILE

DAN ROSS

Former ADM (Mat)

Dan Ross spent 30 years in the Canadian Forces and 10 years as an Assistant Deputy Minister in the Public Service in Canada.

Articles by this writer

November 2013 | Magazine

Is Defence Procurement Broken or is this Normal?

Close personal experience has shown that we have a system of vague accountabilities and endless analysis by process gatekeepers with conflicting priorities that drive schedules off the chart to the right.

November 2006 | Magazine

PROCUREMENT: Remember “Your rifle was made by the lowest bidder”

The head of defence procurement in Canada talks about this heavily rules-based system and how as ADM(Mat) he protects the rights for fair and open competition while respecting international trade agreements.