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July 27, 2023
Celebrating the Anniversary of the ADA
One of the most important pieces of Civil Rights legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, was signed into law on July 26, 1990. We want to honor the anniversary of that legislation by highlighting the work of Justin Dart Jr.,…
January 5, 2023
Sustainability Reporting is Important for GovCons: How a B Corp Cert Can Help
Certified Benefit Corporations (B Corps) will be given a boost when competing on the upcoming OASIS+ Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), based on the latest draft issued by the General Services Administration (GSA). While the accreditation is only worth one out…
September 6, 2011
Invitations From the Captain Can Not Be Declined
For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed reading. As I’ve aged the kinds of books that I find interesting have been expanding. Historical fiction never interested me as a youth, but as an adult I found a number of authors in this genre…
September 10, 2007
The unsaid reason why agencies resist GMLOB
Last week and today I’ve been having interested chats with various people about GMLOB and attempts to consolidate grants management operations. One key point has emerged from these discussions and I thought it might be useful to describe it here.
The problem…
February 24, 2006
A bizarre analogy for government contracting
This article on GovExec.com, about the reworked Alliant GWAC, contains a truly fantastic analogy about a problem that plagues many government IT procurements.
A typical federal statement of work resembles a grocery list, when it should resemble a directory of food categories, he said.…
June 1, 2016
“Why” is the Foundation of a Positively Distinct Approach
by Dr. Robert Buccigrossi (a.k.a. “Butch”), Chief Technical Officer
TCG loves the word “why.”
On one hand, “why” makes us technical iconoclasts and skeptics. We don’t want to use new and shiny technologies simply because they are popular. When faced…
November 22, 2010
Subcontractors Again Give TCG a Thumbs Up
TCG has announced the latest results of its annual survey of companies who serve as subcontractors on TCG’s Federal government contracts. Across the board, TCG’s subcontracting partners give TCG high marks for its business relationships with its partners. Click here…
February 28, 2012
OMB: What Do You Think About Reforming Cost Principles and Single Audit?
OMB heads up: comments are going to be solicited soon on proposed changes to grants and cooperative agreements.
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 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…