Yes, the government shutdown has dragged on into its fifth week. Government tech reporters continue to cover developments, even if it feels like little is changing from week to week. One bright spot: Reporters seem to have found that government/industry conferences provide an alternate venue for gathering information on new technology initiatives and programs, even […]
With so much in flux with the government these days, tech vendors and other government contractors are needing to realign their marketing mix for a far different environment than we have seen in quite a while. At W2 Communications, we were curious how communicators and marketers at these companies are setting their priorities in this […]
Government tech publications continued to cover the government shutdown, with a focus on the effects on the jobs of government workers. We also saw quite a bit of troubling news related to cybersecurity this week. For details and links to articles, read on. The Shutdown: Week 4 This second longest government shutdown in U.S. history […]
If you’ve listened to past episodes of the “Gov & Beyond” podcast, you know about the unique perspectives you can glean as Luca Pagni and Joyson Cherian interview members of the government tech media on what makes them tick. In the latest episode, you will get all that, as Luca and Joyson interview two leaders […]
Here we are well into the third week of the government shutdown, and the government tech media is continuing its relentless reporting on the repercussions to the government workforce, contractors and the country as a whole. But despite the shutdown, there was a deluge of news from the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) […]
On this very special episode of Inside the Media Minds, my co-host Madison Farabaugh and I celebrate a big milestone for the podcast – 100 episodes! In this conversation we recapped our most memorable moments from the last seven years including lessons learned and notable episodes and guests. We also enjoyed answering listener questions from […]
As we entered the second week of the government shutdown, we might have expected a dearth of news for the government tech media to cover. But that wasn’t the case. Besides covering the continuing saga of the shutdown itself, reporters covered new developments emanating from Capitol Hill related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and national […]
Venable LLP recently hosted an insightful session on FedRAMP 20x – Launching Phase II. Presenting to a packed room, Pete Waterman, FedRAMP Director at the Government Services Administration, explained key changes in the 15-year old Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) that was initiated to facilitate federal agencies’ secure cloud adoption―but which many in […]
If you’ve been following the news reported by the government tech media over the past couple of weeks, you’ve noticed that the chaos and confusion reflected in those reports have increased. Fortunately, this week, things calmed down. I’m kidding, of course. As feared, the federal government was shut down this week as Congress continued to […]
Recently, I wrote an opinion piece for PRWeek, centered around the appropriate use of AI within PR and marketing. While I am a huge AI fan in some areas, I’m also more wary in others. As communicators, my team is tasked with translating technical topics into digestible, interesting and compelling stories. We work with the […]
