Author: Pete Sinnott

July 11, 2007

Intellipedia — how Intelligence agencies use blogs, wikis, and social software

This is a really interesting presentation about how intelligence agencies use social software (blogs, wikis, tagging, etc.) to get their work done better. It’s really quite fascinating about how they’ve cut facetime and improved productivity. The presenter, Chris Rasmussen (Knowledge Management…

Grants.gov Webcast, July 19th

I thought some of you may be interested in this upcoming event!  Please join us for the next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Thursday, July 19, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This meeting will be a webcast only; registration is NOT…
July 10, 2007

Essential US e‑gov reading

This is a quote from Tim Young of OMB about the push behind the e‑gov initiatives, taken from an AFFIRM round-table discussion documented on FCW: We have a saying in the office — OMB Deputy Director for Management] Clay Johnson penned this…
July 9, 2007

GPC Webcast now available (and send your feedback!)

Just got this through the NGP:  Did you say goodbye too early? On June 19, 2007, the Grants Policy Committee held a successful Webcast. The subject of the Webcast was grant life cycle changes: data and reporting requirements and impacts on awardee and…

Grants.gov Adbobe Reader compatibility

Also posted to Grants.gov today is this notice:  Statement from Adobe on Version Compatibility Adobe is aware of several issues with Adobe Reader when used with Grants.gov application forms and is working closely with Grants.gov to remedy these issues. These…

Grants.gov reaches major milestone

This news was posted to the Grants.gov technical alerts Web page today. It’s really a wonderful achievement.  Grants.gov Processes 150,000th Federal Grant Application! Grants.gov has received its 150,000th electronic grant application for fiscal year 2007, far exceeding a program milestone for the…
June 28, 2007

Next GPC Meeting: 2pm 10/30/07

At the Grants Policy Committee meeting last Wednesday, Tom Cooley announced that the GPC is working on a new strategic plan, and would appreciate input from the grants community. To provide it, send comments to gpcwebcast@nsf.gov. The next GPC meeting is…
June 25, 2007

FFATA presentation now online

Received from Cornelia Chebinou of NASACT, via The NGP: A copy of the presentation on the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) given by Tom Cooley, Chair of the Grants Policy Committee, and presented during the recent Grants Policy Committee…
June 18, 2007

Google launches a public policy blog

Google’s launched its own blog about public policy, “to do public policy advocacy in a Googley way,” claims Andrew McLaughlin, Google’s Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs. It’s certainly a good idea, even though postings over the last two months (it…
June 12, 2007

Inconsiderate FBO system design gets my goat

This really shouldn’t bother me as much as it does but check this out:  This is a screenshot from FedBizOpps after a user registers interest in an opportunity. Yeah, let me just click on that “X” at the top most right hand corner.……