April 2, 2008

Grants.gov Stakeholders Webcast — April 16th

Just got this notice (and entered it on the Grants Management Events Calendar): Please join us for the next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. This meeting will be a webcast only…
May 23, 2016

Making the First Day Positively Distinct for New TCGers

by Dan Turner, President Since we recently defined our company persona as “Positively Distinct,” I thought it’d be worthwhile to describe one of the things we do that I think makes us Positively Distinct. Among other things, Jack Daly says that it’s…
April 10, 2007

Survey on government adoption of SaaS

SaaS is the bizarre acronym for “Software as a Service” (better than “SS”, though, undoubtedly) and Government Futures, who I blogged about a while ago, is conducting a survey to take government and industry’s pulse about SaaS’s use and prospects. From their latest e‑mail…
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…
October 4, 2006

Oracle’s Grants.gov integration in PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9

Oracle issued a press release yesterday about their PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9 product. Part of this is proud to state:  PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9 includes out-of-the-box integration with http://www.grants.gov for organizations to obtain and view their opportunities list, preview grant applications…
April 16, 2014

MAX.gov Reaches 100,000 Users

MAX.gov is a system very close to TCG’s heart, and we’re thrilled that the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) Program Management Office, which oversees MAX.gov, announced that 100,000 users are now using the system. MAX.gov, which was launched…
October 25, 2012

Can responding to data calls be any more difficult?

The AABPA has just announced that registration is open for their next free webcast, “MAX Collect: Can responding to Data Calls be any more difficult?”, from 1pm-2pm on October 31st. You can register for this event right here. MAX Collect…
January 23, 2006

Grants.gov featured in The Post

Northrop Grumman’s contract as systems integrator for Grants.gov is featured in an article about the HHS system in today’s Washington Post. The growth in use of Grants.gov is mentioned, as is the 75%-of-all-grant-opportunities target for FY2006.…
July 28, 2006

New GAO grants streamlining report

GAO just released its second report on grants streamlining. I’m digesting it this afternoon and will report back with a briefing later on. For now, here’s the link: Grants Management: Grantees’ Concerns with Efforts to Streamline and Simplify Processes. GAO-06–566, July 28http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06–566Highlights…
September 13, 2012

NGMA Technology Committee Seeks New Members

The Technology Committee for the National Grants Management Association (NGMA), which is chaired by TCG vice president Judith Turner, recently held its kickoff meeting, and is still welcoming new committee members (who must be NGMA members). Contact Judith Turner (judith.turner@tcg.com)…