As expected, worries about a federalAs happens from time to time, this week we saw a number of articles that originated from industry events where reporters covered remarks by government leaders. This time, there were quite a few pieces on remarks from the Information Technology Industry Council’s Intersect policy summit, as well as the Miami […]
A recent discussion featuring leading government IT journalists from Federal News Network, Breaking Defense, Space News and GovExec provided an in-depth look into their perspectives on the current state of federal technology, procurement and media relations – and what they expect to be covering in 2026. A few highlights: Notably, with all of the talk […]
As expected, worries about a federal government shutdown reappeared this week, although a deal late this week will apparently buy some time. We also saw more headlines focused on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – much of it related to AI – and the Pentagon taking a more aggressive stance on offensive cybersecurity operations: […]
Get Creative and Focus on Quality Media engagement has changed significantly over the last few years. Newsrooms are shrinking; niche outlets are becoming more respected; multimedia is becoming front and center; and reporters are working even harder to tell unique and compelling stories. These changes are probably most evident at conferences. For a long time, […]
Once again, cybersecurity was a trending news topic this week – with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) serving as a focal point for the government tech media. We also noted a lot of news related to acquisition reform. You can find links to many of those article below: CISA on the Hot Seat […]
Followers of the Axios Future of Defense weekly newsletter will be familiar with this month’s subject of the “Gov & Beyond” podcast. Colin Demarest, Future of Defense reporter for Axios, spoke with hosts Luca Pagni and Joyson Cherian about his career path, the topics that he finds most interesting for the newsletter, trends that he […]
We’re back from a much-needed holiday break that hopefully, was full of rest, relaxation and recalibration. But now we’re heading into an infamous time of the year, sales kick offs (SKOs) when enterprise technology companies outline their priority objectives and focus areas for the coming year. As leaders of strategic communications firms, we all know […]
As often happens when I look back at the week’s headline from various government tech media outlets, the trends that bubble to the top are related to AI and cybersecurity (or both). This week, that happened again, with news around new Pentagon AI-related directives and congressional action focused on cybersecurity. Find the details below: Pentagon […]
For our first podcast of the year and inaugural episode as part of the N2K CyberWire network, my co-host Christine Blake and I chatted with Roberto Torres, Editor at CIO Dive, to learn about the AI trends he’s paying attention to and hot topics he’s looking to cover in 2026. From writing punk rock concert […]
Podcast provides unique media perspectives from the top technology and cybersecurity reporters MCLEAN, Va., January 13, 2026 – Today, W2 Communications, leading marketing and strategic communications agency, announced the launch of the Inside the Media Minds podcast on the N2K CyberWire network, the leading B2B media network providing concise intelligence-driven news and industry commentary. Since […]
