Author: Monelle Williams
November 8, 2018
TCG Takes to the Streets at the “Out of Darkness Walk” with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. For every suicide death, there have been 25 attempts. Around 45,000 people commit suicide each year — roughly 123 suicides a day. With these alarming statistics, it’s no wonder…
November 6, 2018
The Shared Services Management Model
At 25 years old, we tend to think we know everything in the universe. While our younger selves might have been mistaken, TCG’s 25 years of supporting multiple federal shared services have certainly taught us a thing or two. The Shared…
November 1, 2018
Creating A Happy Remote Workplace
by Daniel Turner
TCG was built on the idea that telecommuting is more productive and leads to happier employees than a typical office-set workforce. However, building a remote workforce that keeps employees happy is fraught with challenges. In August’s edition of the…
October 4, 2018
Putting Families First, TCG and Other Business Leaders Launch the Businesses Advancing National Paid Leave Website
A longtime advocate of universal paid leave legislation, TCG President Daniel Turner is proud to join with the National Partnership for Women & Families and other business leaders in launching the Businesses Advancing National Paid Leave website, www.advancingpaidleave.org. This new website…
June 27, 2018
Hear, Hear! TCGer Cherrie Reid Graduates from the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program
Congratulations are in order for Cherrie Reid, Project Manager at TCG and Program Chair of the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. Recently, Cherrie graduated from the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program, a leadership development program for rising leaders in government and industry.…
February 14, 2018
Why TCG Takes the High Road
By Daniel Turner, TCG President
In February 2017, TCG endorsed the American Business Sustainability Council’s (ASBC) Principles of a High Road Employer. Why? Because these principles embrace all of the TCG’s core values, such as to be fair, honest, and open;…
December 18, 2017
Shared Services that Streamline Government Processes
Built from a shared service, as a shared service, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Budget Formulation and Execution Manager (BFEM.gov) supports the strategic planning, formulation, and performance management of the federal budget. Initially designed as a tool for the Treasury to collect information…
August 7, 2017
A Year of Happiness at Work
By Peter Fedders, TCG Employee Happiness Associate
There aren’t many companies that dedicate an entire department to employee happiness. Human Resources might throw a birthday party for Janet in Accounting, or Executive Management might put a foosball table in the break room,…
July 17, 2017
Cleaning the Federal Policy House
If You Haven’t Used it in Two…or 15 Years, It’s Time to Throw it Away.
On June 15, the White House released Memorandum M‑17–26 to agencies, to eliminate, modify, or pause 59 policies that they deemed out of date or…
June 28, 2017
Shared Services Maximize Federal Grants for Discovery Science
The Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC) is one of TCG’s longest-running projects and is among the most fruitful government shared services. What started as a small project to create a way for the federally funded neuroscience community to share their…