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August 30, 2016

6 Reasons Why We Think TCG is the Coolest Company in DC

This election season we have a tough decision to make. However, we hope your vote for the Coolest Company in DC is an easy one! TCG is a finalist in the Coolest Company in DC race and we need your vote to…
August 18, 2016

The company you keep

Mama always warned us to pick our friends carefully because we would be judged by the company we keep. And now we find ourselves in great company yet again, as Inc. magazine has ranked us on its prestigious Inc. 5000…
August 8, 2016

TCG on Path to Transcendence

Named to WBJ top “Small Technology Companies” for seventh time For the seventh time, TCG is ranked on the Washington Business Journal’s list of DC’s top “Small Technology Companies,” coming in at number 18. Over the years we’ve gratefully won…
July 25, 2016

Positively Distinct: We present at International Security Architecture Conferences

by Lynette Hornung, Senior Privacy and Security Architect Manager  In Fall 2015, I was invited to speak at COSAC, an international enterprise security architecture conference attended by a diverse group of IT security professionals working in a variety of industries. Presentations are interactive and…
July 23, 2016

Quickly Change Windows 10 Resolution with AutoHotkey

I use a 39″ 4K monitor for my computer display because I appreciate a large work surface. Meanwhile, I also like to step away from my desk and use Chrome Remote Desktop on a small 14″ Chromebook to continue my work on the road. So I find…
July 18, 2016

TCG Named Great Place to Work

Need for additional trophy cases becomes apparent; interior designer despairs TCG has been certified as a great place to work, adding yet another recognition to the growing list of awards we have accrued. The certification is based on an independent analysis…
July 14, 2016

TCG’s Data Sharing Initiative Used To Challenge Validity of 40,000 fMRI Studies

by Nina Preuss, Program Manager, Health Sciences  TCG was contracted by the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research to design, implement, and maintain the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC) in 2006. Since then, we’ve been at the bleeding edge of…
July 5, 2016

Music On Hold: An Alternative to Opus Number One

by Lisa Alferieff, Chief Operating Officer  Who says you need to listen to Kenny G or Barry Manilow when placed on hold? Not us. I started at TCG in 2009 working on a software development project for the Department of the Treasury. Our team…
June 30, 2016

Weekly meetings: a strong attribute for a Virtual Office

by Sarrah Salah, Graphic Designer  Working remotely, TCG’s WinTeam stays connected through weekly meetings to provide updates on ongoing or current projects and to maintain a team rapport. One of the topics each of us presents is our professional and personal good…
June 28, 2016

What or Where?

by Craig Gusmann, Proposal Coordinator  Real talk: No child dreams of becoming a proposal coordinator. My goal has always been to become a writer. Being a notoriously difficult profession to get paid in, I instead searched for writing-based professions that weren’t as glamorous as “novelist,”…