This Week in Government Tech Media – May 8, 2026

Cybersecurity and AI were once again the top trending topics across government tech media this week – but with a bit of a twist. Much of the coverage reflected progress in these areas – including a major critical infrastructure protection initiative announced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as well as reports on […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – May 1, 2026

As often happens, the stories that bubbled to the top of this week’s list of trending topics for government tech media revolved around AI and cybersecurity. We saw a spate of reports on AI adoption for defense as well as a series of pieces that touched on cybersecurity to protect U.S. critical infrastructure. Here’s the […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – April 24, 2026

This week, some of the trending headlines highlighted action on Capitol Hill related to data privacy as well as warnings about cyber threats from China and the continuing failure to appoint a leader to one of the federal government’s leading cybersecurity agencies. Congress Considers Data Privacy Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weighed on […]

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Going Gov & Beyond with Jon Simkins, Military Times and Defense News

This month, Gov & Beyond hosts Luca Pagni and Joyson Cherian interviewed Jon Simkins, editor in chief of Military Times and Defense News, in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on Jon’s varied career path as well as his work with the aforementioned publications. Jon also talked about the importance of good writing, how his previous […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – April 17, 2026

If you haven’t done so already, I strongly encourage you to take a look at the list of stellar nominees for the inaugural Echo Awards recognizing excellence in public sector reporting – and show your support by casting your vote here. Also, make sure to buy your ticket for the awards luncheon on June 11 […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – April 10, 2026

Before we jump into our weekly news roundup, congratulations to the journalists who were nominated for the inaugural Echo Awards recognizing excellence in public sector reporting. Voting is now open! Cast your vote here. The big news this week was the release of the White House’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which included record […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – March 20, 2026

I’m always looking for variations in trending stories across the government tech media landscape, but sometimes it’s unavoidable that the same topics attract the most interest from one week to the next. In this case, the war with Iran grabbed lots of headlines this week – just as it did last week. But in a […]

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Going Gov & Beyond with Karlton Johnson, National Space Society

This month’s episode of “Gov & Beyond” may seem like a change of pace from previous ones. For one thing, the interviewee, Karlton Johnson, chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Governors at the National Space Society (NSS), is not a journalist and does not work for a media company. But Johnson and […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – March 13, 2026 

Here’s a change of pace from previous weeks: One of the big trends this week in the government tech media was a focus on healthcare technology in government – not to mention a widely-reported cyber attack on a medical device company that many reporters tied to the U.S. military action in Iran. And of course, […]

This Week in Government Tech Media – March 6, 2026

The big news this week – the U.S. attack on Iran – extended beyond the world of government technology, but government tech reporters still covered the news closely. We also saw lots of coverage on the fallout from the previous week’s executive order prohibiting federal government use of Anthropic AI products. Iran Coverage Across the […]