February 5, 2008

9 GMLOB MOUs signed; others appealing

The inimitable Jason Miller at Washington Technology reports that:  The policy guidance [issued by OMB as passback language to agencies alongside the FY09 budget request also addressed the Grants Management Line of Business. Agencies were to have chosen one of…
July 11, 2012

Tech Conference Videos Online

Like many older generation software developers, i.e. the set of programmers over 29, I have a lot of commitments that I can’t put on hold for days at a time.   In my professional life, I have my standard work hours.  Then I usually have one…
July 14, 2005

NGP White Paper #1 — phew!

So after a flurry of activity, I think the NGP’s first white paper, Accelerating Grants Streamlining, is pretty much done! I wrote about it before on the blog, and will post the final paper here too once I have permission to do so. We’ve…
July 25, 2016

Positively Distinct: We present at International Security Architecture Conferences

by Lynette Hornung, Senior Privacy and Security Architect Manager  In Fall 2015, I was invited to speak at COSAC, an international enterprise security architecture conference attended by a diverse group of IT security professionals working in a variety of industries. Presentations are interactive and…
December 25, 2013

One More Present to Open: New (Simplified) Rules on Federal Grants

OMB's new grants rules published December 26.
December 10, 2008

2009 Excellence.Gov Awards nomination period now open!

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Excellence.Gov Awards, sponsored by ACT-IAC’s Collaboration & Transformation Shared Interest Group. This awards program is one of the most prestigious in the industry, with recognition being given to agencies with successful IT programs…
December 1, 2011

Elegant Code’s Wonderful Blog Series on JavaScript

Up until this point, JavaScript was something I held my nose and used to get dynamic and Ajax interactions working on my websites.  jQuery made it more tollerable with its mysterious “$” syntax and its ability to zip through the DOM…
November 29, 2005

Johns Hopkins accelerates Grants.gov plans

MIT participated in Grants.gov’s applicant system-to-system interface pilot, developing out their Coeus system, which is used by a great many grantees for their grants management needs. Steve Dowdy, MIT’s lead developer for this effort, is a very well-spoken advocate and critic of…
July 22, 2011

New Studies Tout Telework’s Positive Impact on Productivity

Because telework has so much upside and helps save taxpayers’ money, TCG has long been a fierce advocate of this practice and we’re always pleased to pass on news about telework’s benefits to our readers. Federal Computer Week has just posted…
June 25, 2013

Small Business Majority Names TCG a Small-Business Superstar

TCG has been named a small-business superstar by Small Business Majority, a national small-business advocacy organization. Small Business Majority chose four “superstar” businesses to feature during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Small Business Week, which is sponsored by…