Before we jump into this week’s coverage, I wanted to strongly encourage everyone to listen to the latest episode of Gov & Beyond featuring a roundtable discussion with Frank Konkel and Natalie Alms from GovExec and Billy Mitchell and Madison Alder of Scoop News Group. I found their insights on government-focused journalism in 2025 nothing […]
Cybersecurity continued to command attention from the government tech media this week, with articles appearing across an array of publications warning of the potential negative effects of looming budget cuts. Elsewhere, we saw the spotlight shine on the General Services Administration (GSA) and its moves to reshape federal procurement. See below for our roundup of […]
Like their counterparts in the mainstream media, reporters in the government tech space early this week covered the implications of the Trump administration’s megabill outlining plans for funding the government going forward. There was much in the bill that touched on technology, and the coverage focused on areas where the bill would promote government tech […]
As a heat dome enveloped the nation’s capital for much of the week, the heat also went up in the Middle East – with repercussions that may be felt by government agencies under increasing threats of cyber retaliation from Iran. The government tech media reported on those developments this week. There also seemed to be […]
It was a shorter work week due to the Juneteenth holiday, but that didn’t stop the government tech media from continuing its focus on pressing issues like cybersecurity and acquisition reform. When there’s change, there’s usually some pushback – and we’re seeing that pushback reported in many cases in which the White House moved quickly […]
I’m back with our latest roundup of the stories that captured the most attention within the government technology media space this week. As is often the case, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence were the trending topics, with new guidance around cybersecurity from the White House and lots of buzz around AI at a large government tech […]
Happy Friday, folks! I’m stepping in for my W2 Communications colleague, Brad Bass, for this week’s roundup, in which budget cuts, artificial intelligence (AI), zero trust initiatives and drone attacks are dominating the news cycle. Brad will be back next week. This week’s trending news includes: CISA Faces Massive Cuts on Budget, Positions – and […]
The big stories in the government tech media this week focused on changes to how federal agencies acquire technology services and products, in both defense and civilian agencies. We also saw new developments related to organizational changes at the Pentagon and the General Services Administration (GSA). Read more on these and other trending news below: […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a constant theme running through many of these weekly posts, even before the change in administrations and the deluge of executive orders and regulations focused on the technology. That continued this week, when news related to AI broke at all levels of government. In a somewhat new wrinkle, there was […]
The trending stories this week in government technology media focused on congressional concerns about planned cuts to federal spending related to cybersecurity and quantum technology. We also saw reports from media outlets at this week’s AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2025 conference in Baltimore. Here are the highlights: CISA Takes to The Hill The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
