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September 30, 2009
GPC announces November 12th webcast
The Grants Policy Committee has announced that another webcast will be held at 2pm on November 12th. Logistical details are to be announced, but keep an eye on this page for more details.…
April 11, 2008
Demo of MAX Federal Community and BFELoB discussion
Just got this from the GSA collaboration folks. If you’re a government person with an interest in online collaboration, this could be a great event!
The Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) Task Force is hosting a free forum on its…
July 24, 2024
AWS Summit Conference 2024: AI Takes Center Stage
By Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
The AWS Summit Conference in Washington, DC, held in June 2024, marked the 13th iteration of this annual event. This year, the conference offered over 220 sessions, including breakouts, builder sessions, chalk talks, and workshops. Despite…
December 3, 2007
Cheap Microsoft and Parallels licenses for NIH users/contractors
This is an interesting tidbit: If you work at the National Institutes of Health as an employee or contractor, you are probably eligible for discounted license prices on many Microsoft products and Parallels Desktop for Mac, or so CIT’s latest…
August 31, 2007
Wanna be President? Sign an Oath of Transparency!
GovExec reports that three Presidential hopefuls have signed an oath pledging to support FedSpending.gov (FFATA), should they win office next year. The Oath of Presidential Transparency is being led by the Reason Foundation and Sens. Barack Obama, D‑Ill., and Sam…
October 22, 2007
NGP meeting and webcast today
I can’t make the NGP meeting today from 13.30–15.30 EDT so I’ll be catching up via Webcast, but everyone who can attend should! (If you haven’t already registered, you can still join via webcast.) The participation details are below, and the…
May 18, 2016
Why TCG Supports Paid Leave
Dan Turner, TCG’s President, was guest blogger for the Department of Labor’s blog yesterday, writing about why he supports DC’s paid family leave act. This follows Dan’s participation in Labor Secretary Tom Perez’s May 5th Lead On Leave roundtable, along with representatives from…
June 25, 2013
Small Business Majority Names TCG a Small-Business Superstar
TCG has been named a small-business superstar by Small Business Majority, a national small-business advocacy organization. Small Business Majority chose four “superstar” businesses to feature during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Small Business Week, which is sponsored by…
September 6, 2006
NIST publishes secure Web Services
NIST has published a paper (Special Publication 800–95)that addresses the problem of deploying Web Services in an SOA while maintaining security. Some of their recommendations:
Using XML encryption to ensure confidentiality.
Using XML signatures to ensure integrity.
Using Security Assertion Markup…
May 1, 2007
FFATA data elements memo published
I didn’t know this [PDF] had been published but apparently so! OMB has released a memo detailing the data elements that agencies must collect and provide to comply with FFATA. From the memo:
Agencies now must organize and categorize this information for access…