Category: Government Technology
August 1, 2008
How open should open source be?
On behalf of the NIH, TCG runs a project called the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse, otherwise known as NITRC. It’s a resource for neuroimaging researchers who are developing or using software to analyze things like fMRI scans and other kinds…
July 21, 2008
Grants.gov summer newsletter is on the street
Another notice that was languishing in my overflowing inbox was a heads up that the Grants.gov summer newsletter is available. It’s not exactly pulp fiction for the beach but a vital read for people like us. The newsletter updates us that:
The…
Compusearch highlights GMLOB “Alternative Solutions Group”
As I’m in a small hiatus between proposals, now is the perfect time to catch up on some grants news. (No fishing or watching old episodes of The Riches for me, oh no!) This little nugget has been in my mailbox…
July 16, 2008
Adobe 9.0 is okay for Grants.gov
Grants.gov has finished its testing, per this announcement:
Adobe Reader 9.0 is compatible with Grants.gov July 10, 2008 Testing for Adobe Reader version 9.0 is complete. Adobe Reader 9.0 is now compatible with Grants.gov. Applicants are required to have a compatible…
July 7, 2008
Don’t use Adobe 9.0 if you want to apply for a federal grant!
Well, not yet anyway, as this announcement from Grants.gov indicates:
Adobe Reader 9.0 has been released. We are currently testing this latest version of Adobe Reader and will notify you when testing is complete. We have previously communicated the next…
Grants.gov Stakeholder webcast — July 16, 1pm-2pm
The next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast has been announced for July 16, 1pm-2pm EST. All the details are on the Grants Management Events Calendar, which you can also plug into your calendaring system by clicking here. The webcast can be viewed…
UK government launches data mash-up
The BBC reports that the UK government is releasing terabytes of data to the country to enable users to create new ways of using it that might be beneficial to the country as a whole. This is a fantastic idea, in my…
June 2, 2008
Our Social-Networking Government
Recently I attended the Web Managers Roundtable here in DC for the first time. (I can’t link to it because I can’t find it on the Web: It doesn’t have a Web site!) The Roundtable is managed by Julie Perlmutter, who wears a tiara…
May 27, 2008
SF424 form changes in Federal Register
[Thought I’d posted this last week; apparently not!]
The changes to the SF424 form set have been posted to the Federal Register. You can review them here:
SF424 R&R — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10797.htm
SF424 Mandatory — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10796.htm
SF424 A — http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10798.htm
SF424…
New Federal Grants System to Eliminate Confusion, Bureaucracy For State and Locals
While doing some research on an entirely unrelated topic, I happened upon this article from 1998: New Federal Grants System to Eliminate Confusion, Bureaucracy For State and Locals. It profiles the U.S. Electronic Grants System (EGS), a forerunner to the Federal Commons…