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January 12, 2009
FDP Meeting notes (Day 1)
I finally made it to the FDP meeting today, just in time for the last presentation of the day, which is fortunate because I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow at all. (Clients want meetings; I consider myself fortunate!) Unfortunately Mark Bussow’s…
July 29, 2009
We like it when the government saves money
TCG has a corporate goal of saving the US taxpayer $1 billion by 2016, by improving how government works. So we love it when we see news like this, showing how the government is saving $100 million in budget cuts for…
April 7, 2009
A Fun Little Math Problem in System Optimization
Recently, a company with whom we work had a Web site that wasn’t as fast as they wanted. So they ran a series of tests using Apache’s benchmarking tool:
Running a simple “Hello World” page: 500 pages/second
“Hello World” plus turning on “feature A”:…
November 22, 2005
DOD launches e‑health records system
The military yet again leads the way in innovative technology implementations: GovExec reports that DOD has launched AHLTA, its electronic health record system, and that it was built using mostly off-the-shelf products. Does anyone know what the architecture of this…
October 7, 2016
Building a Culture of Transparency and Trust in Corporations
Horror movies trade in darkness and fog because there is something about the unknown that triggers anxiety and distrust. These instincts apply to every aspect of our lives, from Presidential candidates releasing personal information like emails and tax returns, to…
October 10, 2012
You Are What You Measure: Accountability
When states were forced to make their spending public, the process helped the states learn what they were doing well.
March 2, 2009
Learn about Recovery.gov at NGMA lunch, April 1st
I just got word that the NGMA is hosting a training session called “The Stimulus Bill & Grants Management: Tracking and Reporting Requirements” on April 1st. Earl Warrington, Program Manager for Recovery.gov and Director of the Integrated Acquisition Environment at GSA, will…
June 1, 2023
Leveling Up Lowers Big Truck Crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that over twenty thousand people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first half of 2022. Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck (gross vehicle weight rating of more…
February 14, 2022
TMF Creates Opportunity to Jumpstart Shared Service Offerings
The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) was established to provide agencies with the means to transform their IT systems and ultimately better serve the American public. The fund provides approved projects with incremental funding (up to a fixed amount) that is meant…
December 11, 2009
OMB wants your ideas on how to improve federal programs!
Via the ever-vigilant Cornelia Chebinou of the NGP and NASACT:
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has established Partner4Solutions.gov to gather solutions and best practices to improve service delivery, payment accuracy, administrative efficiency, and reduce access barriers in federally…