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July 23, 2007
FFATA update from FCW
Jason Miller at FCW has just published an article providing some very interesting details about progress towards fulfilling the requirements of FFATA, such as:
By July 31, DOD expects to begin testing the technology behind what OMB officials hope will be…
November 6, 2018
The Shared Services Management Model
At 25 years old, we tend to think we know everything in the universe. While our younger selves might have been mistaken, TCG’s 25 years of supporting multiple federal shared services have certainly taught us a thing or two. The Shared…
July 16, 2008
Adobe 9.0 is okay for Grants.gov
Grants.gov has finished its testing, per this announcement:
Adobe Reader 9.0 is compatible with Grants.gov July 10, 2008 Testing for Adobe Reader version 9.0 is complete. Adobe Reader 9.0 is now compatible with Grants.gov. Applicants are required to have a compatible…
July 7, 2008
Grants.gov Stakeholder webcast — July 16, 1pm-2pm
The next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast has been announced for July 16, 1pm-2pm EST. All the details are on the Grants Management Events Calendar, which you can also plug into your calendaring system by clicking here. The webcast can be viewed…
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…
March 1, 2012
Online Grants Manual Part of Maryland’s Grants Library
The Maryland Governor’s Grants Office has put its grants managers’ manual on its website along with other resources that applicants and administrators might need. One link on the site, for instance. lets businesses download a document that contains finance programs for…
December 29, 2011
PHP Code Review Checklist
I recently created a code review checklist for a PHP based project I was working on. If you want to be pedantic, it’s actually a list of questions that the reviewers should ask themselves as they look through the code.
This isn’t an exhaustive list…
May 14, 2012
Telework Exchange to Host Complimentary Webcast
The Telework Exchange, an Alexandria-based public-private partnership focused on demonstrating the tangible value of telework and serving the emerging educational and communication requirements of the Federal teleworker community has announced that it will host a complimentary Webcast titled “Ramp Up Your…
March 15, 2010
GAO issues FFATA report
On Friday GAO issued its expected report on FFATA. The summary is here and the full document is available here. The key findings are that:
Subaward data isn’t close to be collected, and should be
Data quality is questionable, with most…
October 10, 2008
Two events you should know about
I just added these to the Grants Management Events Calendar (remember to subscribe!):
Grants.gov Stakeholders Webcast
http://www.hhs.gov/grants/webcast/index.html
Please join us for the next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. This meeting will…