March 2, 2007

Grants Policy Committee webcast — March 8, 1.30pm‑3.30pm

The National Grants Partnership just sent out a reminder about the next Grants Policy Committee webcast, to be held next Thursday, March 8, from 1.30pm‑3.00pm. Details about how to attend and view the meeting are on the Grants.gov site. Looks like…
August 9, 2005

Vienna using social software for grant applications peer review

(Via Boing Boing) A Viennese art group called netznetz has decided to use a “reputation system” to decide how it will distribute the grant money it receives from the local government. The aim is to encourage collaboration among the grantee community…
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…
September 18, 2013

TCG’s LAMHDI Project Chronicled in New Book

An article about a National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources project that was developed and managed by TCG is prominently featured in a recently published book, Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease. Judith Turner, a TCG vice president and…
February 12, 2008

FFATA GoLive! lunch, with the NGMA

I should have posted this a couple of days ago, so you’ll need to act quickly if you want to attend this event. The NGMA is hosting a very interesting-sounding lunch on Thursday (Valentine’s Day…awww!), with Terry Hurst of HHS as the speaker: …
January 12, 2010

NGP 2/2/10 draft agenda released

The draft agenda for the February 2 NGP webcast and meeting is now available. You can register to attend in person by e‑mailing TheNGP@AOL.com, or attend the (free) webcast by going to https://www.tcg.com.acrobat.com/thengp at 1.30pm on February 2. 1:30 pm ‑1:40…
May 24, 2011

Announcing AABPA’s Summer Intern Program

AABPA is pleased to announce that it is once again offering a specialized education program for summer interns who are interested in pursuing a career in budgeting or program analysis. The program will be held Thursday, July 7, 2011 at George Washington…
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…
February 20, 2008

Walker leaves GAO to lead USA transformation non-profit

According to a press release issued by the GAO last week, David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, is leaving government to head up the newly-formed Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to “sensible policy solutions to a range of…
December 30, 2011

Faster Random Numbers in JavaScript

There is a non-deterministic cellular automaton simulation that I have coded in a few in different languages on everything from a Commodore Vic-20 to an Android phone.  It’s basically a grid populated by various colors that change states based on some random probabilities.  Ok, that…