April 20, 2017

What is Solid State?

If you’re in the market for a new computer, chances are you’ve came across a laptop or desktop with a specification such as “128GB SSD” or “500GB SSHD.” Let’s discuss what these specifications mean. Solid state technology has been present since the 1950s.…
April 11, 2017

White Paper: Drowning in Data — The Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) and its Potential Effects on Government Contracting

It started as a steady drip. In the late 1990s that drip became a steady pour. Today, the government is doing all it can to contain the flood. Data has become ubiquitous to everything we do. Twenty years ago the government was…
March 27, 2017

Paying for Federal IT Innovation

Like a frugal friend that tracks every penny they spend, the government is constantly looking for ways to save money. The new administration, especially, is eager to find savings. By some accounts, President Trump wants to cut up to $10.5 trillion…
February 9, 2017

MCC Powers Change Across the World

An Infographic Some stories are best told with pictures. Here’s how the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) reimagined their IT infrastructure to improve their grantmaking process and the quality of life in communities around the world. Click the image to expand.…
January 25, 2017

Employee Benefits for Real People Living in the Real World

Good news: The economy is getting better. As of November 2016, unemployment is down to 4.6% nationwide, and 3.7% in the DC metro area – where it was before the Great Recession. This also means that job candidates can be…
January 19, 2017

Why We BHAGed

Explained in a Positively Distinct Video   Is BHAGing a thing? Is it BHAGing or bhaging? It may sound vulgar but we swear it’s pure, unadulterated awesome. A BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal — as defined by business guru Jim Collins…
January 10, 2017

Using Data for Positive Change

When personal computers were first introduced, people demanded easy-to-understand user interfaces and software that would explain what it does and help them use it more effectively. The answer from many programmers was, “It’s hard to make it easy.” The same…
January 3, 2017

Federal Shared Services that Accelerate Government

MAX.gov is a prime example of how a product, designed as a shared service with interagency collaboration, can be retooled to accomplish extraordinary goals for government. Initially created to support the federal budget submission process, MAX.gov is a suite of tools that facilitate collaboration, information…
December 15, 2016

Information Sharing as a Key to Efficiency

By Chelsea Dicus Information sharing is good! Or maybe it’s bad? Perhaps, like everything, it depends on the situation and can have some murky areas. One example is open source technology, which TCG incorporates into most of our projects. We…
December 7, 2016

A Case for Embracing Shared Services

Keeping track of an $81.5 billion IT portfolio across 26 agencies with staff spread throughout the nation and, in some cases, overseas, is hairy, to say the least. There are bound to be duplication of efforts, systems, and software. For…