This week, we looked outside of the Beltway to San Francisco, where the RSA Conference (RSAC) event took place. Federal government cybersecurity initiatives were the focus at a number of sessions and panel discussions at the event, and the tech media was there to report on those. We also saw more action related to acquisition […]
You think you’ve got a busy job? As the federal workforce reporter at Bloomberg Law, Courtney Rozen has to keep up with all of the government workforce changes wrought by the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). She is the first to cover this newly created beat for Bloomberg Law On this […]
In this edition of “This Week in Government Tech Media,” we look at how changes to federal technology acquisition are being implemented and how those changes are being felt by those at federal agencies, government contractors and state/local governments: Acquisition Transition Following the recent executive order (EO) on acquisition reform, agencies across government are moving […]
A panel of AI experts recently convened at the stunning, brand new and cutting-edge Virginia Tech Innovation Campus to discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in the federal space. Sponsored by Lunch Pail Ventures, a venture capital group run by VT alumni (yes, I learned about the “Hokie Bird”), the all-Hokie panelists […]
White House executive orders (EOs) continue to command the attention of government technology reporters. This week, we saw a couple of orders focused on federal procurement – receiving largely positive media coverage. We also saw a continuation of the less positive coverage of the EO targeting the former leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
If there is one certainty about the digital age, it’s that everything will change. Quickly. As the Global Head of Marketing and Communications for CSC’s Digital Brand Services (DBS) division, Sue Watts knows this first-hand. When she arrived at the company six years ago, Watts recognized that CSC’s emergence as a cybersecurity leader in domain […]
It’s been another week of executive orders, policy memos and other developments in the areas of acquisition, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. Here are a few trends that caught our eyes this week in the government tech media: White House Guidance on AI Early this week, the Trump administration took the next steps toward implementing […]
On this episode of Inside the Media Minds, our co-hosts Christine Blake and Madison Farabaugh sat down with Greg Otto, Editor-in-Chief at CyberScoop, to hear what’s top-of-mind for him and his team this RSA Conference season. During the conversation, they discussed how Greg is approaching the conference, from logistical planning to pitch reviews, as well […]
We noticed a couple of interesting trends this week in tech media coverage. The news around cybersecurity initiatives continues to pour in, and we’ve also noted reporting on how changes at the federal level are impacting state and local governments. Here’s a roundup of trending topics this week: The Week in Cybersecurity While discussion continued […]
We all agree about one thing: how insanely busy we are at the moment. Yet I’m still writing this blog hoping you have a few minutes between meetings to skim through. We all have something going on in our own respective worlds heading into the 2025 RSA Conference (RSAC). Everyone is trying to meet rigorous […]