December 29, 2011

PHP Code Review Checklist

I recently created a code review checklist for a PHP based project I was working on.  If you want to be pedantic, it’s actually a list of questions that the reviewers should ask themselves as they look through the code. This isn’t an exhaustive list…
February 13, 2008

A Lifetime of Biomedical Computing: A Conversation with Robert Ledley

This came through on the BCIG wire and I thought it may be of interest to readers with interests in biocomputing, bioinformatics, and the like.  A Lifetime of Biomedical Computing: A Conversation with Robert Ledley February 21, 2008, 3:00 p.m. Building 38A, Lister…
May 26, 2009

NGMA lunch to be rescheduled

If you were planning on attending the NGMA training luncheon tomorrow, featuring Dominic Sale of OMB talking about “The Use of Technology in Managing Grants: Guidance and Direction — Recovery.gov and GMLOB”, then you can stop right now because it’s…
April 9, 2007

The Evil Status Report

Another good column from my friend Eric Spiegel, this time about the lowly weekly status report, and how it can be good or evil, depending on your point of view:  If you keep them short and sweet, weekly status reports can…
April 2, 2009

Next NGP meeting — June 9, 2009

The next NGP meeting will be on June 9, 2009. When the agenda is released, don’t forget to register!…
January 13, 2020

Can Machine Learning Solve Your Problem?

By Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO Machine learning (ML) is all over the news. It can beat humans at Go, but has caused a backlash grading Utah students’ essays. So what problems can we effectively solve by an ML system right now? Here…
August 19, 2020

3 Tips for a Successful Shared Services Partnership

By Brendan O’Meara, TCG Partner Engagement Manager Shared services establish “partnerships” with customers, in recognition that the service exists to serve customers’ needs and will be improved in concert with customers’ evolving requirements. So partnerships are foundational to every Shared…
July 9, 2007

GPC Webcast now available (and send your feedback!)

Just got this through the NGP:  Did you say goodbye too early? On June 19, 2007, the Grants Policy Committee held a successful Webcast. The subject of the Webcast was grant life cycle changes: data and reporting requirements and impacts on awardee and…
March 27, 2020

TCG’s Strategy for Offsetting and Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

As a Certified B Corp, TCG is committed to doing good in the community and the world. Making this commitment meant that we had to carefully examine the environmental impact of our company, particularly our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. As…
July 15, 2019

Our High Road Story So Far…

Last year, TCG made a pledge to be a High Road Employer. A High Road Employer supports a set of principles developed by the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) that encourages businesses to better serve their employees and the world around them by making…