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Ross Gianfortune

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Ross Gianfortune
Ross Gianfortune hosts the GovExec Daily podcast. Prior to joining Government Executive’s staff, Ross Gianfortune worked at The Washington Post, The Gazette Newspapers, WXRT Radio and The Columbia Missourian. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Missouri and a master's in communications from the American University.
Emerging Tech

TikTok, Security and Government Devices

Tom Guarente of Armis joins the podcast to discuss what network administrators need to know about the potential threat that the social media app poses.

CXO Briefing

The Trends Reshaping Government Work This Year

William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new Deloitte report.

CXO Briefing

Remote Work is 'Good For The Workplace and The Hunt For Talent'

ResumeBuilder.com's Stacie Haller joins the podcast to discuss a new survey about return-to-office policies.

Emerging Tech

Bring on the Chatbots: How AI Can Assist Government Customer Service

Cyara's James Isaacs joins the podcast to discuss how technology can help give citizens a better customer experience.

IT Modernization

Former Federal CIO on the Tech Challenges the Biden Administration Faces

Vivek Kundra joins the GovExec Daily podcast to discuss the future of public sector cloud computing.

CXO Briefing

Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians

"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.

Cybersecurity

Snowden: I Was Trained as a Spy

NSA leaker tells NBC he is 'a technical expert' and that he 'worked undercover overseas.'

Cybersecurity

One Chart Shows Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Feds With Your Data

The number of reported information security incidents involving personally identifiable information has more than doubled in recent years.

Cybersecurity

Aliya Sternstein Answers Your Cybersecurity Questions on Twitter

Weber Shandwick hosted our cyber reporter for an online chat Friday.

Ideas

Not a Belieber: Senator Offers to Sign Digital Petition to Deport Pop Star

Warner tells Virginia radio show that he'll join the We the People effort once he finds it online.

Ideas

Never Say Never: Bieber Deportation Lands on Obama's Desk

We The People petition gets enough signatures to require a White House response.

Ideas

Storify: Nextgov's 2014 State of the Union Tweets

Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.

CXO Briefing

Video: The Daily Show’s Rules For Politicians on Twitter

With Hillary Clinton joining the social network, John Oliver and Jessica Williams have advice.

CXO Briefing

Video: Jon Stewart's 'Progress Report' on VA Claims Backlog

The Daily Show takes on the federal bureaucracy again.

Ideas

Storify: Nextgov's #SOTU Livetweets

Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.