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Inside the Media Mind of Tim Crino, Inc.

On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, our hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sit down with Tim Crino, Senior Editor at Inc., to discuss how he helps his team cover, inform and inspire the American entrepreneur.   Tim is a “pinch-hitting” editor at Inc., reviewing news cycles, editing drafts, working directly with writers, prospecting […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – January 17, 2025

Picking up from last week, the flood of last-minute guidance around federal government cybersecurity and AI continued throughout this week, including the Biden administration’s sweeping cybersecurity executive order (EO) – which was expected last week but appeared yesterday.  Here’s what’s been trending in the government tech media this week: More Last-Minute Guidance The cybersecurity EO […]

Is GovCon Prepared for the Next Four Years?

Following a divisive and often acrimonious election, many in the government technology contracting space may feel concerned about the potential changes to come. Regardless of politics, change brings stress and anxiety. To many observers, the current government transition and the change seems more consequential than usual. According to research by GovExec, 70% of government executives […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – January 10, 2025

As the nation’s capital prepares for the upcoming inauguration of a new administration, those in the present administration are rushing to tie up loose ends on unfinished business in areas like cybersecurity and AI. We look at some of those activities below. Last-Minute Cybersecurity Guidance This week, federal officials issued a major executive order and […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – January 3, 2025

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly newsletter for 2025! In this post, I’ll look at how government tech media marked the new year with a number of articles that took stock of the developments – both positive and negative – of the past year as well as what the coming year might have […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – December 20, 2024

Before diving into our last edition of our weekly newsletter for 2024, I and my colleagues at W2 Communications would like to express appreciation for the interest we’ve received in these weekly updates and to thank our subscribers for their continuing interest. We look forward to more engagement with you in the coming year. This […]

Going Gov & Beyond with Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers, Washington Technology

Nick Wakeman, editor in chief for Washington Technology, and Ross Wilkers, senior staff reporter for Washington Technology (WT), arguably know more about the federal government technology contracting community than anyone else. Nick has covered federal government IT trends for nearly 30 years, while Ross has been a leading reporter for the publication since 2017. The […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – December 13, 2024

We’re already halfway through December and the buzz on what’s going to happen when the new administration comes to town has only increased. This week we also saw an uptick on Defense-related IT news. Our latest weekly government tech news roundup follows: Meet the New Boss Are changes at IRS afoot under the new administration? […]

Advisor Q&A: Former United States Postal Service (USPS) CISO Talks Marketing

We’re thrilled to announce that Greg Crabb, who served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from 2015 to 2021, has recently partnered with the W2 Communications team as one of our first CISO advisors. Crabb is the first of many industry veterans of his ilk that we will work […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – December 6, 2024

Welcome to December! Following the Thanksgiving break, we saw a flurry of tech media coverage on recent activity on Capitol Hill, the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and more. Here are some of the trending stories in our latest weekly roundup: Up on the Hill Legislators are rushing to push forward tech bills before […]