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January 3, 2017
Federal Shared Services that Accelerate Government
MAX.gov is a prime example of how a product, designed as a shared service with interagency collaboration, can be retooled to accomplish extraordinary goals for government.
Initially created to support the federal budget submission process, MAX.gov is a suite of tools that facilitate collaboration, information…
December 2, 2009
GPC webcast set for 12/10/09 at 2pm EST
As we reported earlier, the Grants Policy Committee webcast is set for December 10th at 2pm. Here’s the latest agenda:
Introduction
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting Overview, Lessons Learned, and Question and Answer (Q & A)
Government Accountability Office…
February 15, 2015
Google Hangouts Development Sandbox is not Down, but Hiding
If you are developing a Google Hangout App, don’t be surprised if you press the “Enter a hangout in developer sandbox” link and get an ugly 404 error. Take the resulting URL, that looks like:
https://hangoutsapi.talkgadget.google.com/hangouts?authuser=0&gid=110709744297
grab the GID (in my case 110709744297),…
November 29, 2021
Improve Data Quality, Save Time, Save Money in the Budget Process with OneStream Software
by Heather Lazo
Budget formulation processes in the Federal Government are composed of quantitative data and narrative information that are gathered from across an agency and its bureaus. Issues in the formulation process and in creating and formatting justifications submitted…
April 8, 2008
Using VMWare to Watch TV?
I remember being so excited the first time I played PacMan in an emulator. Now virtualization has become so fast, I can watch TV in a virtual machine. Specifically, VMWare Server 1.0.5 is able to run Mythbuntu 7.10 as a front-end at 640x480 at…
December 23, 2010
NGMA seeking Journal articles
The NGMA’s peer-reviewed journal is looking for more articles for their next issue. All articles should be submitted by January 30th. Before starting writing, however, you should contact the NGMA Journal Editor, at ngmaeditor@aol.com. For more details, see the NGMA’s…
March 16, 2012
Every Project Needs a Cat … or Why CMMI Works For Me
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Earlier this month, TCG was re-confirmed as a CMMI Level 2 organization. Many people look at the CMMI documentation and think that it is a lot of overhead, but that’s not the way I see it.…
July 9, 2013
TCG’s Dan Turner Featured in SmartCEO Magazine
TCG president Dan Turner is featured in the Federally Speaking column of the July issue of the
Washington, DC edition of SmartCEO magazine. The Federally Speaking column, written by Rebecca Kirkman, focuses on government contractors in the Washington, DC metropolitan area,…
October 28, 2009
Transparency creates new IT challenges
As the government pushes for more transparency in operations and data delivery, IT departments must be prepared to take on significant challenges, says Dave McClure, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. Those challenges are summarized…
August 1, 2006
ITIL and EA are not the same thing
GCN has an interview with Malcolm Fry, who’s considered the “father” of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Fry says that “ITIL is, to some degree, enterprise architecture”. But as Wikipedia accurately describes, ITIL is a set of service management best practices.…