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Ross Gianfortune
Engagement Editor

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.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
CXO Briefing
The Trends Reshaping Government Work This Year
William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new Deloitte report.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
CXO Briefing
Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians
"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Rebecca Carroll
Ideas
Thousands Want to Rename DC Airport after US Goalie -- and 'National Treasure' -- Tim Howard
We the People Petition has 2,700 signatures.
- By Ross Gianfortune
CXO Briefing
Which World Leader Craves the Most Attention on Social Media?
Obama has the most followers, but Pope Francis gets the most engagement.
- By Ross Gianfortune
CXO Briefing
We're No. 7!: US Drops Two Spots in E-Government Rankings
U.S. trails behind leaders South Korea and Australia, among others.
- By Ross Gianfortune
Ideas
Education Department Apologizes for Offensive 'I'm Poor' Tweet
Image-based tweet featured a screenshot from "Bridesmaids."
- By Ross Gianfortune
Cybersecurity
Snowden: I Was Trained as a Spy
NSA leaker tells NBC he is 'a technical expert' and that he 'worked undercover overseas.'
- By Ross Gianfortune
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Katherine McIntire Peters
Ideas
White House Nixes Baseball Holiday Idea
Budweiser's digital petition is a swing and a miss.
- By Ross Gianfortune
Cybersecurity
Aliya Sternstein Answers Your Cybersecurity Questions on Twitter
Weber Shandwick hosted our cyber reporter for an online chat Friday.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Aliya Sternstein
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune
Ideas
Never Say Never: Bieber Deportation Lands on Obama's Desk
We The People petition gets enough signatures to require a White House response.
- By Ross Gianfortune
Ideas
Storify: Nextgov's 2014 State of the Union Tweets
Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Caitlin Fairchild
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.
- By Ross Gianfortune
CXO Briefing
Video: Jon Stewart's 'Progress Report' on VA Claims Backlog
The Daily Show takes on the federal bureaucracy again.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Katherine McIntire Peters
Ideas
Storify: Nextgov's #SOTU Livetweets
Relive the real-time updates of Obama's speech.
- By Ross Gianfortune and Caitlin Fairchild