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May 31, 2010
Notes from AABPA BFELoB panel session, 5/18/2010
I popped along to the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) Symposium panel discussion on how people are using BFELoB-funded tools to improve their budget management activities and took some notes that I thought I’d share with the community…
March 30, 2012
Embracing the Tag Pattern on Social Sites
I’ve conditioned myself to use keyboard shortcuts whenever possible. I think it’s a lot faster to keep your hands on the keys whenever possible. When I’m trying to help someone with a computer problem, though, I stay quiet about how this or that keyboard…
November 26, 2008
FDP meeting agenda announced
The Federal Demonstration Project’s January meeting agenda is now available, here.…
December 11, 2009
And back to Grants.gov we go!
Jason Miller at FederalNewsRadio reports this morning that the agencies who moved away from Grants.gov to service Recovery Act grants must start using it again by March 31. The instruction was included in budget passback language provided to agencies earlier…
December 13, 2010
NGMA Training: Lessons Learned From Two Years of ARRA
The next NGMA training session is titled Lessons Learned From Two Years of ARRA, and will feature Nancy DiPaolo of the US Recovery Accountability & Transparency Board. You can find all the registration information right here. And, of course, is also…
February 24, 2006
A bizarre analogy for government contracting
This article on GovExec.com, about the reworked Alliant GWAC, contains a truly fantastic analogy about a problem that plagues many government IT procurements.
A typical federal statement of work resembles a grocery list, when it should resemble a directory of food categories, he said.…
May 18, 2016
Why TCG Supports Paid Leave
Dan Turner, TCG’s President, was guest blogger for the Department of Labor’s blog yesterday, writing about why he supports DC’s paid family leave act. This follows Dan’s participation in Labor Secretary Tom Perez’s May 5th Lead On Leave roundtable, along with representatives from…
March 6, 2008
Register for the 2008 Excellence.Gov Awards luncheon!
Registration is now open for the annual Excellence.Gov Awards luncheon, where all 20 of the award winners (list here) will be honored. The theme this year is “Improving Organizational Performance Using Information Technology”. (Disclosure: I’m the co-chair of the awards…
October 13, 2015
IC(IC) TCG’s Growth!
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City ranks TCG 83rd in the Inner City 100
Boston-based Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) has recognized TCG for our continued growth, ranking us 83rd in the country for our contributions to Washington D.C. The ICIC…
April 3, 2009
Grants.gov schedules webcast for April 15
The next Grants.gov webcast will be on April 15 at 1pm EDT. No registration is required. Just click here at 1pm on April 15th! Here’s the agenda:
Introduction
Grants.gov Quarterly Update
Grants.gov and the Recovery Act
Grants.gov Recently Accomplished System…