This Week in Government Tech Media

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Government cybersecurity and AI issues never fail to generate headlines, and this week was no different. We saw various stories on recent events at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), including some major leadership changes. And we also saw a continuation of the disagreement between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic. Here’s a roundup […]

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 […]