Author: Pete Sinnott
April 20, 2016
Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at Snakeden Branch
At the weekend, TCG lent a hand with Reston Association for the Earth Day initiative Potomac Watershed Clean Up 2016. TCGers and their families and friends volunteered to pick up an amazing total of 159 bags of trash from all across…
March 16, 2016
Adoption Is Hard. Let Us Make It Easier.
Any TCG employee who is interested in embarking on the difficult, fulfilling path of adoption can now claim up to $10,000 in reimbursement from TCG. In addition, we have started an Adoption Assistance program that, similar to an FSA, allows…
December 1, 2014
FCW Profiles Kent Reynolds, 2014 Rising Star
Remember a few months ago when we told you how great Kent Reynolds is? Federal Computer Week, which recognized Kent with a Rising Star Award, remembers. FCW recently published their profile of Kent and it’s so good we felt the need to share.…
October 8, 2014
Grants Reporting Stymied by Lack of Grants Reporting
How can agencies use data they already collect to meet OMB reporting requirements if they aren't collecting it because OMB's requirements aren't clear? Chicken, meet egg.
February 14, 2014
COFAR Answers Frequently Asked Questions
Who asks these questions?
January 15, 2014
Guidance on Uniform Guidance: Learning What’s in the Supercircular
If you are involved in grants or grantmaking in any capacity, you know that the Office of Management and Budget has attempted to bring together all those pesky federal regulations, rules, advisories, and guidance notices; standardize them; and publish them in…
December 25, 2013
One More Present to Open: New (Simplified) Rules on Federal Grants
OMB's new grants rules published December 26.
May 14, 2013
They’re Here to Help
Site visits are for grantees, not federal agencies, says National Science Foundation officials.
Last week at the National Grants Management Association Annual Meeting a session on virtual site visits — using shared desktops, conference lines, and videoconferencing — had an underlying…
April 24, 2013
Yet another PMP at TCG!
Yet another TCGer has achieved his PMP certification! Congratulations to Devin Brewer, who worked incredibly hard to achieve this career milestone.
All TCG project managers are required to obtain the PMP certification because it helps us manage projects successfully and…
November 16, 2012
Collaborating Across Agencies
The secrets to effective collaborative efforts across federal agencies are the same as the keys to good projects within agencies.