June 2, 2007

Enigmail — neat‑o GnuGP extension for Thunderbird

I just installed Enigmail, a GnuGP (free, open source version of PGP encryption) extension that makes it incredibly easy to send encrypted e‑mail through Thunderbird. Install of GnuGP was easy using MacGPG, but I hit one snag in getting to grips with…
February 1, 2013

NGMA Announces Call for Nominations for Annual Awards Program

The National Grants Management Association (NGMA) has issued a call for nominations for its Annual Awards Program. The purpose of NGMA’s Annual Awards Program is to: Recognize achievement and express appreciation to professionals who demonstrate standards of excellence in grants management expertise;…
October 20, 2009

NGMA call for presentations for 2010 conference

Blimey! Today seems to be the day for all sorts of grants news. The NGMA runs a very successful conference every year, and I’m sure 2010’s event will be no different. They’re inviting people to offer panel ideas. Here are the…
August 7, 2019

Gas, Grass, and Gables — TCGers Kick-off Park Beautification Projects

At TCG’s Annual All-hands Meeting we reviewed the past year and our goals for the coming year. Among the initiatives planned for this year is a focus on beautifying our national, state, and local parks. Parks face threats from pollution, climate change,…
December 30, 2011

Three Ways to Handle Orientation Change on Your Mobile Web Site

Most of the projects that I have worked on used a desktop web browser for a front end.  The nice thing about desktop computers is that people don’t go around flipping monitors onto their sides.  Another nice thing is that users either keep…
August 21, 2024

Supporting Citizen Development in Power Apps and Power Automate

By Tres Lewis, TCG Low-Code Lead Federal agencies that have implemented or are considering low-code solutions may have heard the phrase “citizen development” and wondered how feasible it is. Citizen development occurs when non-IT staff are empowered to develop their…
March 18, 2008

Big Dog: $10m of your money put to good use

Big Dog is a quadruped robot developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This thing can traverse rough territory while carrying significant payloads, which could be very useful in situations such as battle, health…
October 13, 2010

TCG’s Robert Buccigrossi Nominated as CTO Innovator of the Year

Dr. Robert “Butch” Buccigrossi, TCG’s Chief Technology Officer, has been selected as a nominee by Washington Technology and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) for their inaugural Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Innovator of the Year award. This new program recognizes the…
September 5, 2007

FDP Meeting — meet up?

I’m attending the FDP meeting next week in Washington, DC, and if anyone would like to meet up, let me know! The agenda looks pretty good, especially now that OMB has re-energized the GMLOB!…
May 1, 2007

Complete Cost/Benefit of Enterprise Grants Management deck

Courtesy of our friends at Grantium, we can post all three presentations [PDF] that were given at a Grantium-sponsored event last week about “Cost/Benefit Analysis of Enterprise Grants Management”. The presenters were:  Sandy Swab, Grants Consultant, talked about The Drivers for…