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February 15, 2007

Federal Spending is up!

I see that the Web site intended to help guide development of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) system is live! Through the Federal Spending site, anyone can submit comments to the FFATA Task Force that’s working on the…
November 23, 2005

Maps on your Treo or Blackberry

I saw yesterday (yes, I’m behind the curve on this one!) that Google is beta-testing a version of Google Maps for mobile devices. I have a Treo 650 and, while it’s not one of the officially-supported devices, you can install it if you…
May 19, 2008

SF424 form changes in Federal Register

The changes to the SF424 form set have been posted to the Federal Register. You can review them here:  SF424 R&R — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10797.htm SF424 Mandatory — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10796.htm SF424 A — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10798.htm SF424 B — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10795.htm SF424 C –http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10794.htm SF424 D —…
January 14, 2006

Anonym.os Will Change Your Life

Well, it may not actually change your life, but if you’re in the security field it’s going to make life more difficult. I’m at the second annual Shmoocon, a “hacker” conference mostly devoted to white-hat efforts and general good-gut-type things.…
March 19, 2012

NGMA Announces Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

The National Grants Management Association (NGMA) has announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its upcoming 2012 Annual Training Conference, Trends in Grants Management. The conference will be held April 22–25, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, VA. …
January 6, 2012

Telework Exchange Announces Spring 2012 Town Hall Meeting

The Telework Exchange–a public-private partnership focused on eliminating telework gridlock–has announced that its Spring 2012 Town Hall Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the D.C. Convention Center. The spring program will focus on the fundamentals that empower…
August 4, 2008

New legislation calls for federal grants web site

As reported over at GovExec, one part of Senator Voinovich’s new legislation is to develop a web site where grantees can track their grant applications. Clearly this is an attempt to expand the scope of Grants.gov (which was originally intended to…
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…
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…
November 5, 2010

NGMA Training: Proactive Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Grants

The next NGMA training session is scheduled for November 17. Here are the details: Proactive Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse in GrantsFeaturing Patricia Reese, CPADirector, Division of Program Integrity Outreach, Communication and TrainingUS Department of Health & Human Resources  Preventing…