Author: David Cassidy

September 14, 2006

Using a Java e‑forms client for Grants.gov

Over at Partial Recall, Rob Fay notes that use of a Java e‑forms client may have been a more open, platform-neutral approach. I don’t share this view, and here’s why (comment reproduced from Partial recall): As long as an offline client is needed,…
September 13, 2006

DUNS/CCR Study released

For the last while, a collaborative group formed by members of the National Grants Partnership and Federal Demonstration Partnership have been working on a study to uncover the “issues that exist with DUNS number management and the CCR registration process.” The study…

Grants.gov and Mac issue highlighted again in WashPost

The Washington Post has a column today called Macs and Grant Site Just Don’t Click to follow up from an article back in February. Rick Weiss has found some interesting facts: Northrop Grumman has been testing the PureEdge/IBM Workplace Forms Mac…
September 11, 2006

Rebuilding Grants.gov

So Anteon, which was bought earlier this year by General Dynamics, is the new Grants.gov systems integrator, replacing Northrop Grumman. Here are the contract details: Total contract value over five years is $18,834,822.54. First year’s contract value is $4,499,615.54, leaving…

Anteon is the new Grants.gov systems integrator

Anteon was named the new systems integrator for Grants.gov today, according to the NITAAC contract awards web site. I’ll have more analysis of this in a later post.…
September 8, 2006

S.2590 passed in Senate

The Senate today passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, known at S.2590, reports GovExec. This bill creates an online database of federal grants and contract funding (unlike H.R.5060 which looks only at grants). It’s about time this information…
September 6, 2006

Good history of US federal government IT contracting

Over 95% of TCG’s work is with US federal government agencies. Washington Technology has just published a history of US government contracting that provides a pretty good background of the marketplace and how it’s changed over the last 20 years. Here are…

NIST publishes secure Web Services

NIST has published a paper (Special Publication 800–95)that addresses the problem of deploying Web Services in an SOA while maintaining security. Some of their recommendations: Using XML encryption to ensure confidentiality. Using XML signatures to ensure integrity. Using Security Assertion Markup…
September 5, 2006

E‑Gov at Five Years, Part Five

In the final part of his review of US federal e‑gov activities Daniel Pulliam looks at the lines of business initiatives, which many regard as the next phase of e‑government. The Grants Management Line of Business and Grants.gov are mentioned…
September 1, 2006

E‑Gov at Five Years

GovExec has a series of articles ( 1, 2, 3, 4) reviewing the history of US federal government e‑gov initiatives — their genesis, funding, and results. It’s a good review for anyone playing catch-up, and Grants.gov makes an appearance a couple of times.…