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Frank Konkel

Executive Editor, Nextgov

Frank Konkel
Frank Konkel is Nextgov’s executive editor. He writes about the intersection of government and technology. Frank began covering tech in 2013 upon moving to the Washington, D.C., area after getting his start in journalism working at local and state issues at daily newspapers in his home state of Michigan. Frank was born and raised on a dairy farm and graduated from Michigan State University.
Cyber

Microsoft: Russia Stepping Up Hacking, Cyber Penetration Efforts on 42 Ukraine Allies

Almost one in three detected Russian attacks are successful, Microsoft said.

  • By Frank Konkel
AI & Analytics

With new hires, Pentagon’s AI Office reaches full operating capability

The Defense Department announced several new appointments this week.

  • By Frank Konkel
Congress

What we learned from Congress’ first open UFO hearing in 50 years

A House hearing Tuesday discussed everything from extraterrestrials to advanced technology potentially developed by other nations.

  • By Frank Konkel
Policy

U.S. spy chief reiterates ‘overclassification’ concerns

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testified Tuesday before the Senate.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cyber

Survey: 93% of Americans fear cyber warfare against U.S.

A consumer survey suggests Americans are taking some steps to prepare for possible cyber warfare.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cloud

NSA re-awards secret $10 billion contract to Amazon

Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cyber

‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks

The Homeland Security Department’s first bug bounty program reaped some benefits.

  • By Frank Konkel
AI & Analytics

Pentagon names chief digital and artificial intelligence officer

The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office was stood up in February.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cyber

Experts urge Congress to pass semiconductor-production boosting legislation

The Bipartisan Innovation Act would inject tens of billions into domestic semiconductor production.

  • By Frank Konkel
IT Infrastructure

NGA awards GDIT $4.5 billion data services contract

The single-award contract has a 10-year ordering period.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cloud

U.S. cloud service giants take action against Russia

The largest cloud providers in the U.S. are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • By Frank Konkel
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Cyber

Iran-linked hackers conducting operations against government networks, intel agencies warn

Iranian government-linked hackers may be using global circumstances to their advantage.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cyber

Biden: ‘Prepared to respond’ if Russia pursues cyberattacks against US

The White House also announced sanctions that will limit Russia’s access to cutting edge technologies.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cloud

Oracle’s cloud can now host select Top Secret defense data

The company will make use of special regions to store the government’s data.

  • By Frank Konkel
Policy

US Spy Chief Warns Government Is Classifying Too Much Data

Emerging technologies have had a direct impact on how much data the government classifies. 

  • By Frank Konkel
IT Infrastructure

Defense Department deploys new health records system for another 19,000 users

The latest rollout took place at multiple locations in Texas on Jan. 22.

  • By Frank Konkel