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 […]
Last week, we saw a lot of reporting from industry events, and we saw the same thing happen this week – thanks largely to an outpouring of news from the WEST 2026 conference in San Diego. And in another (unwelcome) case of recent history repeating, we saw renewed discussion in government tech media outlets about […]
As expected, worries about a federalAs happens from time to time, this week we saw a number of articles that originated from industry events where reporters covered remarks by government leaders. This time, there were quite a few pieces on remarks from the Information Technology Industry Council’s Intersect policy summit, as well as the Miami […]
As expected, worries about a federal government shutdown reappeared this week, although a deal late this week will apparently buy some time. We also saw more headlines focused on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – much of it related to AI – and the Pentagon taking a more aggressive stance on offensive cybersecurity operations: […]
Once again, cybersecurity was a trending news topic this week – with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) serving as a focal point for the government tech media. We also noted a lot of news related to acquisition reform. You can find links to many of those article below: CISA on the Hot Seat […]
