Have you heard that the federal government shutdown ended? As you might imagine, the reporters who cover government technology were on top of the news and also looking forward to what comes next now that agencies are reopening. There was also a buzz around Pentagon acquisition reforms. Read all about it below: The Shutdown Ends! […]
We are now into the longest-running government shutdown in U.S. history. And the government tech media has been right there throughout this ordeal, reporting on its implications to government workers, contractors and their missions. That continued this week with several updates on the situation as well as more worrisome news regarding the government’s cybersecurity posture. […]
Yes, the government shutdown has dragged on into its fifth week. Government tech reporters continue to cover developments, even if it feels like little is changing from week to week. One bright spot: Reporters seem to have found that government/industry conferences provide an alternate venue for gathering information on new technology initiatives and programs, even […]
Government tech publications continued to cover the government shutdown, with a focus on the effects on the jobs of government workers. We also saw quite a bit of troubling news related to cybersecurity this week. For details and links to articles, read on. The Shutdown: Week 4 This second longest government shutdown in U.S. history […]
Here we are well into the third week of the government shutdown, and the government tech media is continuing its relentless reporting on the repercussions to the government workforce, contractors and the country as a whole. But despite the shutdown, there was a deluge of news from the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) […]
As we entered the second week of the government shutdown, we might have expected a dearth of news for the government tech media to cover. But that wasn’t the case. Besides covering the continuing saga of the shutdown itself, reporters covered new developments emanating from Capitol Hill related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and national […]
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 […]
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 […]
