OTTAWA – The federal public service consistently disregarded its own contracting rules when it awarded $209 million worth of contracts to consulting firm McKinsey, a symptom of larger issues with the government’s overall procurement practices, the auditor general says.

Auditor General Karen Hogan also found that one out of six projects funded by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (STDC) — the federal government’s green tech fund — to the tune of millions and reviewed by her office were ineligible and that the organization had serious governance issues.