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June 2, 2008
Our Social-Networking Government
Recently I attended the Web Managers Roundtable here in DC for the first time. (I can’t link to it because I can’t find it on the Web: It doesn’t have a Web site!) The Roundtable is managed by Julie Perlmutter, who wears a tiara…
April 13, 2020
No, You Don’t Need Kubernetes for DevSecOps
By Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
If you google “DevSecOps”, you will find many references to deployment pipelines, and one of the most popular is from AWS (depicted in the diagram on the below). The pipeline involves many quickly evolving technologies such…
September 11, 2006
Anteon is the new Grants.gov systems integrator
Anteon was named the new systems integrator for Grants.gov today, according to the NITAAC contract awards web site. I’ll have more analysis of this in a later post.…
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…
September 11, 2007
FDP: Grants.gov Update
Terry Nicolosi provided an update on the Grants.gov system. She was joined by Harsha Rao, Gary Alfano (both from General Dynamics), Doug Privelege (from Adobe), and Vince Sprouls. Lots of interesting information here, including the fact that IBM Workplace Forms…
March 19, 2012
AABPA Announces Spring Symposium
The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) has announced that registration is now open for its Spring Symposium which will be held on May 16, 2012.
The symposium will focus on providing budget and program professionals with tools for…
November 30, 2016
What Were They Thinking?
Realizing the Benefits of CMMI
Have you ever picked up someone’s work while they were on vacation and thought to yourself, “What were they thinking?” Maybe they set up a document in an illogical way, or you can’t figure out what their…
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,…
July 19, 2023
Changes to Atlassian Licensing Could Impact Service. Is Your Federal Agency Prepared?
By Brendan O’Meara, TCG Atlassian Capability Lead
Atlassian software provides the foundation for Agile project management, data collection, and knowledge sharing for many Federal agencies. On February 15, 2024, agencies will find themselves without critical Atlassian support for Jira, Confluence,…
January 12, 2009
FDP Meeting notes (Day 1)
I finally made it to the FDP meeting today, just in time for the last presentation of the day, which is fortunate because I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow at all. (Clients want meetings; I consider myself fortunate!) Unfortunately Mark Bussow’s…