Category: Government Technology
July 23, 2007
FFATA update from FCW
Jason Miller at FCW has just published an article providing some very interesting details about progress towards fulfilling the requirements of FFATA, such as:
By July 31, DOD expects to begin testing the technology behind what OMB officials hope will be…
July 19, 2007
Grants.gov Webcast 7/19/2007
I missed the first 30 minutes of the webcast due to a conflicting meeting. Here are the notes I took from 30 minutes in.
[UPDATE: The slide presentation, including the bits that I missed, is available here.]…
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
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…