Where to start this week? Funding freezes? Pauses on acquisition at the General Services Administration (GSA)? Federal worker buyouts? There was a lot going on and the government tech media covered it all and more. Here’s an overview of trending news: Funding Freeze Confusion The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stirred things up this […]
It has been a head-spinning week in the nation’s capital, as the second Trump administration has quickly come in and promoted its new agenda. As expected, many of the changes put forward are focused on tech policy. Here’s a roundup of how the government tech media has covered this week’s news: New Direction on AI […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]