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Jessie Bur

Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW

Jessie Bur
Jessie Bur is Nextgov/FCW's managing editor. She has been covering technology and government for the past seven years and graduated from James Madison University.
People

Rising Stars nominations extended until August 30

Nominations for the 2024 Rising Stars program are being extended to help showcase some of the best up-and-coming talent in government.

  • By Jessie Bur
Artificial Intelligence

ACLU warns of free-speech risks in FEC oversight of AI-generated election ads

The civil liberties group expressed concern over a possible Federal Election Commission rulemaking that would call out content generated by artificial intelligence in the agency’s regulations on fraudulent misrepresentation.

  • By Alexandra Kelley and Jessie Bur
People

Raylene Yung exits TMF

Jessie Posilkin, currently the Technology Modernization Fund's customer experience portfolio director, will take over as acting executive director until a permanent candidate is selected.

  • By Frank Konkel and Jessie Bur
Podcasts

Critical Update: Gaming the (Solar) System

Advances in virtual reality and graphics processing have led NASA to partner with gamers on the path to preparing astronauts for a mission to Mars.

  • By Jessie Bur
Podcasts

Critical Update: Where the Final Frontier Meets Your Front Door

NASA invents a lot of cool and cutting edge technology to make space exploration possible—tech that often ends up pretty close to home as well.

  • By Jessie Bur
Emerging Tech

Webb Proves a Remarkable Technological Successor to Hubble

The first pictures NASA released from the James Webb Space Telescope demonstrate—in brilliant color—the advancements made in the technology.

  • By Jessie Bur