January 25, 2009

FDP January 2009 meeting presentations now available

You can get all the FDP goodness here. Highlights: Federal agency updates (NIH, NSF, ARO, ONR, AFOSR, USDA, NASA) Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions ERA Survey Results Grants.gov…

Grants.gov Winter 2009 Newsletter now available

OK, I admit it; I forgot to post about this about a week ago! The newsletter is chock full this time around: Adobe Transition Speed and Reliability Upgrade System Build 2008-03 Update Understanding Adobe Reader Versions and “Broken Pipe” Grants.gov Contact Center Looking…
January 23, 2009

Transparency is the watchword, and already a practice

President Obama is already speaking to a large choir with this particular hymn: In one of a handful of memorandums released during his first full day as president, Obama said he planned to issue an open government directive, which will instruct agencies…
January 16, 2009

2009 All Hands Meeting

So we’re gonna save the US taxpayer $100 million in 2009. And $1 billion by 2016. No sweat. Well, that’s the plan, at least, as announced by Dan Turner at TCG’s annual All Hands Meeting yesterday! And to make sure we…

Nominated OMB Director says USAspendin needs improvement

USASpending is clearly at the forefront of the mind of Peter Orszag, the nominee to lead OMB under the new administration: Dipping into the weeds of acquisition reform, he said the government should develop a more unified definition of inherently governmental…
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…
January 8, 2009

FDP Meeting on Monday and Tuesday

The Federal Demonstration Partnership is meeting on Monday and Tuesday at the National Academies in Washington, DC. Check the agenda for the complete details, and find out how to register here. And remember you can get all the grants management…

Grants.gov Stakeholders Meeting announced — 1/21/09 13:00–1400

Just got an e‑mail notice on this. Here’s the text: Please join us for the next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. This meeting will be a webcast only and registration is NOT…
December 10, 2008

2009 Excellence.Gov Awards nomination period now open!

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Excellence.Gov Awards, sponsored by ACT-IAC’s Collaboration & Transformation Shared Interest Group. This awards program is one of the most prestigious in the industry, with recognition being given to agencies with successful IT programs…
November 26, 2008

FDP meeting agenda announced

The Federal Demonstration Project’s January meeting agenda is now available, here.…