Author: David Cassidy
August 3, 2007
FFATA needs subaward pilot help
I got this from the NGP a few days ago and just now have time to post it here. If anyone’s interested in helping think through subaward reporting for FATA, contact Tyson Whitney or Barbara Dorf.…
July 26, 2007
GSA buying OMB Watch’s FedSpending.org solution for FFATA
Well it looks like GSA is going to base FederalSpending.gov, the Web site intended to meet the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), on OMB Watch’s FedSpending.org site, which was created by a contractor called Eagle Eye.…
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…
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 16, 2007
Cayuse launches Grantopedia blog
Grantopedia is a new grants management blog being fully launched tomorrow, sponsored by Cayuse. From the press release:
“Through our work with Grants.gov, universities and federal funding agencies we have met and engaged with many well-informed people with exceptional insights into…
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…
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…