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October 12, 2021
5 Ways Small and Midsize Businesses Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
A recent study by Pew Research found that 80% of citizens in advanced economies are willing to make changes to the way they live and work to fight climate change. This is great news! As a B Corp and a company committed to…
August 25, 2021
Cybersecurity Executive Order will Topple our Industry’s House of Cards
by Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration released the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. This directive seeks “bold changes and significant investments” to “protect and secure” the Federal Government’s computer systems by:
Section…
August 18, 2021
Dreaming of a “Zero Dependency” Tech Stack
by Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
Recently, there has been a pattern forming in my journal reading:
How did web development become so bizarrely complex? – Discussions on the explosion of framework, team personnel, and technologies for a “simple” website
Web apps…
July 29, 2021
Filling a Gap in Federal DevSecOps
Keeping your entire organization focused on security with one data visualization tool.
As shown by recent security breaches such as the Solarwinds hack and the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, effectively managing security vulnerabilities is important and difficult. But…
July 27, 2021
The Rise of “Simple” Kubernetes
by Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
Canonical (the organization behind Ubuntu Linux) has just announced MicroK8s (Micro-Kubernetes). Why should we care?
Containers Can Make Deployment Easier — Well, speaking as a system administrator, setting up and managing machines is a pain, whether you do…
June 23, 2021
Agile certifications — what will take you to the next level?
By Tige Nishimoto, TCG Program Manager
Scrum Master certification is the most in-demand Agile certification on the marketplace, but it’s quickly becoming table stakes as Agile is expanding beyond IT and DevOps, according to Stephen Townsend, Director for Network Programs…
May 11, 2021
You Can Help Shape Government’s Future Technology Needs
TLDR: Give your input on essential technology trends in the federal government by taking this short ACT-IAC Survey!
The ACT-IAC Alliant Program Innovations Working Group has assembled thought leaders from government IT companies to provide input to GSA as they…
April 19, 2021
Video: A Practical Model for Managing a Shared Service Offering
TCG’s Shared Service Management Model Highlighted in NITAAC Solutions Showcase
Government agencies collaborate with each other to fully serve the country’s needs. To keep America thriving, they share people, systems, and data to make sure the right things happen the…
April 13, 2021
Why it Pays to Invest in Employee Happiness
Of late, the U.S. workforce has experienced a series of events that has assuredly impacted morale and, therefore, productivity. Some companies may regard investments in employee wellbeing as an unnecessary expense. TCG regards investments for employees as investments in the wellbeing…
April 7, 2021
TCG Condemns The Recent Violence Against the AAPI Community
TCG stands with AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) communities during this time of senseless bias and hate crimes against them. We are offended by this hateful violence, we condemn it, and we commit to both helping our employees learn…