OTTAWA — The federal government’s IT procurement rules are so bad that they violate nearly every globally accepted best practice and will likely lead to more scandals like ArriveCan, according to a new research paper.

The study found overly long and costly contracts, a lack of variety in suppliers, the failure to prioritize open-source software options, the granting to companies intellectual property (IP) over products they develop for the government and a “dearth of in-house competency.”