Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Are Going Unfilled—Here’s Why Summary Dave Evans, CEO of Fictiv, explains why a projected manufacturing rebound in the U.S. is colliding with a growing labour shortage. Deloitte forecasts roughly 1.9 million unfilled manufacturing roles by 2033. The causes are multi-fold: a retiring workforce taking decades of tacit knowledge with them; cultural […]
Canadian Common Criteria program requirements and procedures for testing laboratories – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary This Cyber Centre publication (effective 8 May 2025) supersedes the March 2023 version and sets out the requirements and procedures for commercial organisations to become and operate as approved Common Criteria testing laboratories within the Canadian Common Criteria […]
Cyber threat bulletin: Iranian cyber threat to Canada from Israel-Iran conflict – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary On 13 June 2025 Israel launched strikes against Iran and on 22 June the U.S. carried out precision airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. U.S. agencies warned of potential retaliatory cyber activity by Iranian-affiliated actors targeting U.S. critical […]
Advisory on North Korean information technology (IT) workers Summary The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, together with Public Safety Canada, Global Affairs Canada, FINTRAC and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, have issued an advisory warning Canadians and Canadian businesses about the risks of hiring IT workers deployed by the North Korean government (DPRK). These state-affiliated […]
NextGen Supply Chain Conference names 2025 Solution Provider Award Winners Summary The NextGen Supply Chain Conference has announced the winners of its 2025 Solution Provider Awards. Three technology vendors were singled out for their measurable impact on logistics, warehousing and global trade: Quickcode.ai for Artificial Intelligence, Easy Metrics for Digital Transformation, and Corvus Robotics for […]
Joint cyber security advisory on Scattered Spider – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, together with partners including the US FBI, CISA, the UK NCSC, the RCMP, the Australian Federal Police and ASD’s ACSC, has published a joint advisory on the Scattered Spider cyber‑criminal group. The advisory details recent […]
STB Board member Primus is dismissed by President Trump Summary President Trump has terminated Robert Primus from his seat on the Surface Transportation Board (STB), according to reports. Primus, originally nominated to the STB in 2020 and confirmed for a second term in December 2022, had been serving a term due to expire at the […]
U.S.-bound container imports hit second-highest month on record amid tariff and seasonal pressures Summary Descartes’ August Global Shipping Report shows U.S.-bound container volumes reached 2,519,722 TEU — the second-highest monthly total in 2025. Volumes fell 3.9% month-on-month but were up 1.6% year-on-year and 17.6% above pre-pandemic 2019 levels. The report highlights that two consecutive months […]
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending August 23, reports AAR Summary United States rail volumes for the week ending 23 August showed a mixed picture, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total carloads nudged up year‑on‑year, while intermodal containers and trailers slipped slightly. Several commodity groups posted gains, […]
U.S. ends $800 de minimis exemption, imposing duties on all low-value imports, effective August 29 Summary Effective 29 August 2025 the White House removed the longstanding $800 de minimis exemption that allowed low-value shipments into the United States to enter duty-free. The executive order applies to all commercial low-value shipments, regardless of origin or entry […]
