Two massive, synchronized technology policy shifts out of the White House and CISA dominated the federal tech landscape last week, entirely rewriting the timeline for long-term cybersecurity compliance. We also saw multiple reports this week on rare public comments from the CIA on its approach to AI and other technology. Dual Quantum Orders The biggest […]
Before we jump into this week’s roundup, I’d like to include a quick note of congratulations to all of the winners of the inaugural Echo Awards recognizing achievements of journalists in the government technology sector. The awards event was truly inspiring. If you missed it this time, I strongly encourage you to participate next year. […]
The single biggest story for the government tech trade press this week had to be the highly anticipated White House executive order (EO) on AI. We also saw widespread coverage coming out of industry events, particularly the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore. See my roundup of some of those stories below: AI EO The […]
A few news events bubbled to the top of this week’s roundup of government tech media coverage. These included a White House memo on cyber logging, potentially imminent organizational changes at the Space Force and software license consolidation at the Pentagon. Get the details below: A New Way of Logging We saw multiple articles this […]
We saw more news in the government tech media this week on the Golden Dome missile defense program, noting that the initiative comes with a jaw-dropping price tag. And for a change, we turned our sights to some state and local government stories on how those governments are dealing with the regulation of AI. Check […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
