Venable LLP recently hosted an insightful session on FedRAMP 20x – Launching Phase II. Presenting to a packed room, Pete Waterman, FedRAMP Director at the Government Services Administration, explained key changes in the 15-year old Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) that was initiated to facilitate federal agencies’ secure cloud adoption―but which many in […]
If you’ve been following the news reported by the government tech media over the past couple of weeks, you’ve noticed that the chaos and confusion reflected in those reports have increased. Fortunately, this week, things calmed down. I’m kidding, of course. As feared, the federal government was shut down this week as Congress continued to […]
Two weeks ago, I was exchanging emails with an editor from a government tech publication who apologized for his lack of responsiveness by noting that he was going through the “craziest” news week of the year. This past week, the same editor again apologized for his slow responses, noting that this week was even crazier […]
Twelve months can make quite a difference! If you attended last year’s GAIN conference for marketing and communications professionals in the government contracting space, you may have noticed a distinct focus on percolating questions around artificial intelligence (AI) such as: How can marketing professionals leverage AI to do their jobs? To what extent will their […]
Last week’s POLITICO AI and Tech Summit included a panel discussion on the Future of Defense Innovation. This session offered a timely discussion with Ryan Tseng, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Shield AI, and Emil Michael, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and Acting Head of Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), that explored the […]
We saw a lot of reporting from Capitol Hill this week in the government tech media, as well as a sizable amount of coverage of industry events where high-ranking government officials discussed the need for advanced space-based technology. Get caught up on the trending news in my roundup below: Tech News from the Hill The […]
This week, it was impossible to ignore the flood of news emanating from the 16th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C. Cybersecurity leaders from across industry and the federal government gathered at the event, generating plenty of headlines in the process. You can find details on many of those stories and more below in […]
If you read this blog regularly, you know that issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) frequently hog the headlines in government tech media outlets.While that trend held true to an extent this week, there were a number of stories not specifically focused on AI that generated a buzz. That included a number of articles on […]
Every reporter interviewed on Gov & Beyond has told us about the challenges they are facing covering the federal government under the Trump 2.0 administration, where change is constant and often unpredictable. Arguably, those challenges are amplified for reporters who cover the Defense Department, due to the sheer size of the bureaucracy and the broad […]
As usual, we saw a flood of stories focused on government artificial intelligence (AI) this week. We also noticed what seemed like a renewed focus on Defense cybersecurity and several pieces on attempts to improve government online interactions. You can find details and links below in my weekly roundup of trending stories: The Pros and […]
