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December 22, 2005
Race condition at my bank
I have a bank account that’s set up so when I withdraw funds from that account by wire or check or whatever, if there’s less in the account than the amount I’m spending, the money is automatically pulled from my line of…
September 14, 2011
TCG Is a 2011 WBJ 50 Fastest Growing Company
TCG has been named by the Washington Business Journal as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Washington region for 2011. This is TCG’s first time on the list, which is based on consecutive growth over the last…
October 13, 2006
Nominate your project for the 2007 Excellence.Gov Awards!
I’m the Chair of the ACT/IAC Excellence.Gov Awards this year. The awards are a very big deal in government and industry circles, and this year we’re focusing on “Leveraging Technology to Enhance Collaboration”. The idea is to highlight the very best…
September 15, 2008
Grants.gov opportunity e‑mails to end
Take note! Grants.gov will be terminating its opportunity notification e‑mails very soon. Everyone should shift to using the Grants.gov RSS feeds.…
October 8, 2013
Google Chrome 30: Improved XSS Protection Breaks Google Maps with IFrames
Let’s say you used your LottsaMoneyBank web site to access your account but didn’t log out. It’s possible for another unscrupulous web page to create a hidden “IFrame”, load up a LottsaMoneyBank page, and since you aren’t logged out, attempt to do…
August 8, 2016
TCG on Path to Transcendence
Named to WBJ top “Small Technology Companies” for seventh time
For the seventh time, TCG is ranked on the Washington Business Journal’s list of DC’s top “Small Technology Companies,” coming in at number 18.
Over the years we’ve gratefully won…
May 7, 2008
NIH eRA GMLOB appeal granted
I just got wind of this notice from NIH’s Nexus newsletter. It says it all. This is excellent news for all the agencies concerned!
eRA Grants Management Line of Business Appeal Granted
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently granted…
November 1, 2022
Infinitely Scalable: FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System
The FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) enables the public to submit comments on FCC proceedings. It is an important tool for the FCC’s rulemaking process, allowing the public to have a voice in developing the rules that affect the nation’s…
December 18, 2013
Finalists Announced for the 2013 SAVE Awards–Cast Your Vote Today!
OMB and the White House have announced the four finalists for this year’s Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE) awards. Award nominations, which promote ideas to improve government efficiency and save taxpayers’ money, are submitted by Federal employees. Anyone can…
September 27, 2011
Dissecting a JavaScript CSS Browser Selector
If you are a web developer and have not seen Rafael Lima’s CSS Browser Selector yet, you should check it out. It is a 1K JavaScript file that lets you easily add CSS to your web page for specific browsers, operating systems,…