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July 22, 2005

IT governance and efficiency

Somehow or other, I ended up reading this article on Nicholas Car’s blog about governance of IT purchasing in organizations. It highlights an important point: the governance structure should be focused on the objectives of the business, not as a means to…
May 17, 2011

AABPA Conducting Survey of Federal Budget Professionals

The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) has joined forces with Grant Thornton LLP to conduct a survey of Federal budget professionals. This survey covers budget formulation, budget and performance integration, budget execution, resource constraints, congressional issues, systems and…
July 25, 2009

Grants.gov GAO report news links

GAO’s recent report about Grants.gov has garnered a lot of coverage across the web and in print. Here are some of the links I’ve been following: Senators, GAO Criticize Grants.gov [National Journal] GAO: Grants.gov has serious weaknesses [Federal Computer Week] GAO:…
October 20, 2009

GPC 11/12/09 webcast postponed

I just received this notice and thought others might like to know. The Grants Policy Committee Stakeholders’ Webcast and Meeting has been postponed to a date to be determined. We will send a revised Save the Date once it has been rescheduled. Thank…
October 10, 2007

Government IT wiki starts up

[Via FCW] A group of former feds and industry folks have started GovITwiki, a collaborative resource for those seeking information on federal IT budgets, procurement practices, and so on. If this gains traction, it could be a good source of information for any…
April 18, 2007

Grants.gov Stakeholders Webcast today

Just a reminder that there’s a Grants.gov Stakeholders Webcast today, open to one and all. Participation instructions are below.  Please join us for the Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. This meeting will be…
March 9, 2008

Asterisk and Evolution

We’ve just switched from a regular VOIP vendor to an in-house Asterisk PBX with a T‑1. The results have been good so far — we have much less delay on calls, and a heck of a lot more control over our phones and our…
March 16, 2016

Adoption Is Hard. Let Us Make It Easier.

Any TCG employee who is interested in embarking on the difficult, fulfilling path of adoption can now claim up to $10,000 in reimbursement from TCG. In addition, we have started an Adoption Assistance program that, similar to an FSA, allows…
April 15, 2009

Presentation of NITRC’s Excellence.gov Award

We took a little video of (some of) the NITRC team accepting their Excellence.gov Award yesterday. Included in the video are James Luo, Nina Preuss, David Kennedy, Christian Haselgrove, and Dan Turner. Shoddy camerawork is by me (for which I apologize!).…
September 1, 2022

Four Keys to Successful O&M for a Growing Shared Service

As shared services grow and increase their customer base, the complexity of operations and maintenance (O&M) grows with it. A larger and more diverse user base comes with higher expectations and the likely need for 24/7/365 availability. Minor changes can have…