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June 28, 2007
Next GPC Meeting: 2pm 10/30/07
At the Grants Policy Committee meeting last Wednesday, Tom Cooley announced that the GPC is working on a new strategic plan, and would appreciate input from the grants community. To provide it, send comments to gpcwebcast@nsf.gov. The next GPC meeting is…
March 9, 2008
Asterisk and Evolution
We’ve just switched from a regular VOIP vendor to an in-house Asterisk PBX with a T‑1.
The results have been good so far — we have much less delay on calls, and a heck of a lot more control over our phones and our…
June 12, 2007
Inconsiderate FBO system design gets my goat
This really shouldn’t bother me as much as it does but check this out:
This is a screenshot from FedBizOpps after a user registers interest in an opportunity. Yeah, let me just click on that “X” at the top most right hand corner.……
December 21, 2009
TCG’s Dan Turner to Participate in Entrepreneur Mentoring Program
TCG President Dan Turner will serve as a 2009–2010 Participant in the Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (EMP) in the Greater Philadelphia area. A partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation and Inc. magazine, EMP facilitates structured, high-impact mentoring relationships over a one-year period between…
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…
February 21, 2006
Kentucky vies for NBAF
I see that Kentucky has thrown its hat in the ring for NBAF (National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility). in a joint effort sponsored by Congressmen and the governors of Kentucky and Tennessee, the University of Louisville, UT and Oak Ridge National…
July 22, 2005
IT governance and efficiency
Somehow or other, I ended up reading this article on Nicholas Car’s blog about governance of IT purchasing in organizations. It highlights an important point: the governance structure should be focused on the objectives of the business, not as a means to…
January 10, 2006
TCG’s David G. Cassidy Appointed to Thompson Federal Grants Management Handbook Advisory Board
This press release was just issued, about yours truly. I just finished my first column for the newsletter, which will appear in February.
Washington,
DC, January 10, 2006: TCG announced today that David G. Cassidy, Vice
President of the company, has…
September 22, 2006
Grants.gov moving host
More details have emerged about Anteon/General Dynamics’ plans for Grants.gov, namely that hosting will be done by Carpathia, an Ashburn, VA, provider that has worked with Anteon in the past.
I’d expressed doubts about the budgetary feasibility of the Anteon/GD bid…
November 3, 2011
Is Wikipedia Really a First Page Search Result for Everything?
CC image courtesy of quartermane on Flickr
I like Wikipedia quite a lot. It is usually the first place I turn to find factual information about a topic. There are some people who don’t trust the site…notably my children’s elementary school teachers. Generally…