There was so much AI-related news in the government tech media, it was difficult to know where to begin. This week, my roundup features a grab bag of articles on the various ways organizations across government are pushing forward with new ways to use AI tools. As far as where to start, see below for […]
Last week, we saw a lot of reporting from industry events, and we saw the same thing happen this week – thanks largely to an outpouring of news from the WEST 2026 conference in San Diego. And in another (unwelcome) case of recent history repeating, we saw renewed discussion in government tech media outlets about […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy New Year, and welcome to my first news roundup for 2026! The government tech media has hit the ground running. In this week’s edition, I’ve noted some of my favorite articles in which reporters took a look ahead at the trends they expect to take hold in the coming year. And yes, there was […]
I recall that when I was a reporter years ago at publications like Federal Computer Week (now Nextgov/FCW) and Government Computer News (deceased), we often divided the newsroom into two complementary sections: one group of reporters focused on policy and the business of government and the other group immersed in the nuts-and-bolts of technology. Steven […]
