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Frank Konkel
Editor-in-Chief
Frank Konkel is the editor-in-chief of GovExec. Frank has been reporting on the federal government in 2013, focusing on the intersection of business, technology and government and occasionally covering the military’s use of emerging technologies. He grew up on a dairy farm and previously covered state and local issues in his home state of Michigan after graduating from Michigan State University.
Contracts
NOAA awards key contract for space situational awareness system
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. nabbed a contract worth up to $13.3 million to provide a “presentation layer” for the Traffic Coordination System for Space.
- By Frank Konkel, GovExec Space Project
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NSA’s secret Amazon-developed cloud environment progressing ‘very well’
The agency's $10 billion cloud program dubbed “WildandStormy" is benefiting from the intelligence community's dozen years of experience in commercial cloud, an AWS official said.
- By Frank Konkel and David DiMolfetta
Podcasts
WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on generative AI across the intelligence community
Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to take stock of how far along this normally secretive group of agencies is at with their adoption of generative artificial intelligence.
- By Ross Wilkers and Frank Konkel
Contracts
The US intelligence community is embracing generative AI
Intelligence agencies are using generative artificial intelligence for a variety of purposes, including content triage and assisting analysts.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
Oracle achieves authorization to host secret classified data
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is now available to U.S. government customers at all classification levels.
- By Frank Konkel
Podcasts
WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on Google's government cloud and AI push
Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to break down both what Google's cloud can now do for federal agencies and the tech giant's larger public sector ambitions.
- By Frank Konkel, Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers
Companies
Google Public Sector ‘hitting our stride’ in government market, CEO says
Washington Technology sibling publication, Nextgov/FCW caught up with Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut at Google Cloud NEXT.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
Google is now authorized to host classified data in the cloud
The security milestone puts Google in a position to compete for classified business at U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
2023 was just the start of generative AI’s rise, government and industry leaders say
Generative artificial intelligence is not just a buzzword. The number of use cases is going and looks poised to keep doing so.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
House picks new speaker, but shutdown threat looms
Federal agency missions often take a back seat amid preparations for a funding lapse.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
New ‘Hyperspace Challenge’ aims to pair mature space tech with DOD, Space Force
The upcoming Hyperspace Challenge will link industry with the Defense Department and inform them of various opportunities to partner.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
USDA CIO talks modernization, CX priorities
The Agriculture Department has made strides to modernize tech systems and improve service delivery, but there’s more work to do, according to Chief Information Officer Gary Washington.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
Microsoft unveils OpenAI service for government customers
Microsoft is opening up its commercial generative AI technology to public sector customers and partners.
- By Frank Konkel
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Companies
Meet Google Public Sector’s new board of directors
Dave Goldfein, retired general and former Air Force chief of staff, will serve as the board’s chairman, alongside professionals with backgrounds in defense and intelligence, technology, education, health care and state and local government.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
Quantum cryptography market to exceed $3B by 2028
The growth reflects rising concern about the potential threat posed by fully realized quantum computers.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
6 big-ticket contracts to watch in 2023
These multiple-award opportunities range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
Report: These 9 trends are reshaping government in 2023
Technology and efforts to improve digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report by Deloitte's Center for Government Insights.
- By Frank Konkel
Companies
FTC seeks info on cloud computing market’s influence
The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public feedback about the market power of cloud computing providers, among other information.
- By Frank Konkel
Contracts
DHS awards $1.1M to federal labs in contracts seeking ‘groundbreaking’ tech
The funding stems from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate.
- By Frank Konkel
Podcasts
WT 360: The Info Session picks up where 2022 ended and starts on 2023
The premiere episode of what is now WT 360 is also the start of our new Info Session series that brings together the reporting staff from WT's partner publications. Frank Konkel of Nextgov and Carten Cordell of FCW join the conversation to preview storylines to watch in 2023.
- By Ross Wilkers, Nick Wakeman, Carten Cordell and Frank Konkel