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April 10, 2007

FFATA pilot rumored

Word reaches me that OMB is moving ahead with a pilot FederalSpending system, relying on federated search technology coming from the Navy. Agencies that will apparently participate in the pilot include the three GMLOB leads (Education, NSF, and HHS/ACF), HUD, and DOD. …
September 20, 2007

FDP starts government grantor systems wiki

FDP’s inimitable Ron Splittgerber of Colorado State has taken it upon himself to start a wiki that will document agency grant systems, interfaces, forms, and a host of other great information. The prototype is up here and will be based on data…
April 12, 2012

TCG’s Nina Preuss Is a Women In Technology Leadership Award Finalist

TCG project manager Nina Preuss has been named by Women In Technology (WIT) as one of 49 finalists for its 13th Annual Leadership Awards. The awards honor women who have excelled as mentors, leaders, and role models in the Washington,…
June 27, 2016

Positively Distinct, everywhere, in many ways

TCG is Positively Distinct. But what is Positively Distinct? We asked TCGers to tell us, and they did not disappoint, submitting facts, stories, images, and thoughts that they each felt reflected our company’s culture and ambition. We’ll profile them in…
February 18, 2011

FDP January presentations now online

The Federal Demonstration Partnership held its last meeting in late January, and all the presentations are now available on their web site. There’s some very informative data here: Updates from NIH, NSF, NASA, ONR, AFOSR, and USDA The Future of the Grants…
April 29, 2009

Grants.gov gets applause for recent build

Monday was the deadline for a large grant opportunity, and Grants.gov performed very well! Whatever measures the team has taken seems to have really helped. As one submitter from a university wrote on the Grants.gov system-to-system mailing list: “Like most folks, we…
March 24, 2021

TCG Proudly Supports Local Organizations in Fighting Food Insecurity

March is B Corp Month! As part of our responsibility as a B Corp,* each year TCG chooses a social cause to support through donations and volunteer work. (Due to the pandemic, we focused on virtual volunteer opportunities over the last year, but…
April 24, 2007

New OMB Management Watch and High-Risk lists published

GovExec reports that OMB released updated versions of the Management Watch List and High-Risk List last week. As they put it:  Business cases for IT investments end up on the list if OMB officials find one or more weaknesses. The plans…
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 —…
February 11, 2008

Grants.gov compatible with Adobe Reader 8.1.2

Just a tidbit this morning: Grants.gov has announced that they have tested Adobe Reader 8.1.2 with their forms and submission process, and all is well. So feel free to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader (after checking with your…