Author: David Cassidy
March 6, 2008
Register for the 2008 Excellence.Gov Awards luncheon!
Registration is now open for the annual Excellence.Gov Awards luncheon, where all 20 of the award winners (list here) will be honored. The theme this year is “Improving Organizational Performance Using Information Technology”. (Disclosure: I’m the co-chair of the awards…
March 4, 2008
NGMA event: Federal Assistance Stakeholder Outreach Programs
This NGMA luncheon topic looks very interesting indeed! We’re seeing more and more agencies dedicated greater resources for outreach to grantees, mainly to help improve program outcomes. (Disclosure: We’re supporting a few of them in this effort.) So this is a timely…
March 3, 2008
GMLOB alliances: The story so far
There has been much chattering and buzz about the fact that OMB should be providing GMLOB MOU feedback to agencies soon…if not having done so already. If you recall, agencies had to submit Memoranda of Understanding with GMLOB providers to…
Smart grants management professionals needed!
(Dumb ones should not apply.) I got this lovely note from Torryn Brazell of the National Grants Management Association about the Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) certification that’s being set-up now. NGMA is looking for volunteers to help define the Grants…
February 20, 2008
Walker leaves GAO to lead USA transformation non-profit
According to a press release issued by the GAO last week, David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, is leaving government to head up the newly-formed Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to “sensible policy solutions to a range of…
2008 Excellence.Gov Top 20 announced
ACT-IAC released the list of the 2008 Excellence.Gov Awards Top 20 winners last night. I’m the co-chair of the awards this year and, as is true every year, competition was very difficult. The theme this year is “Improving Organizational Performance…
February 14, 2008
Call for papers: “Global HealthGrid: eScience Meets Biomedical Informatics”
Lots of activity in the BCIG these days! This just appeared…
6th Annual HealthGrid International Conference
International HealthGrid meeting extends deadline for papers to February 15th
Feb. 8 — In response to numerous requests to extend the deadline for submitting…
February 13, 2008
A Lifetime of Biomedical Computing: A Conversation with Robert Ledley
This came through on the BCIG wire and I thought it may be of interest to readers with interests in biocomputing, bioinformatics, and the like.
A Lifetime of Biomedical Computing: A Conversation with Robert Ledley
February 21, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
Building 38A,…
February 12, 2008
FFATA GoLive! lunch, with the NGMA
I should have posted this a couple of days ago, so you’ll need to act quickly if you want to attend this event. The NGMA is hosting a very interesting-sounding lunch on Thursday (Valentine’s Day…awww!), with Terry Hurst of HHS as the speaker:…
Get help for your hometown
You’re probably asking yourself, “What’s the deal with the woman playing a piano?” And, if you’re not asking that question, you’re too incurious for your own good.
Anyway, I got a very interesting e‑mail from a lady called Jessica Pieciul (who I assume works for…