To my friends in government: Coding it Forward is looking for agencies to host early-career technologists for summer 2024. Summer 2024 may seem far in the future, but applicants historically start looking for summer roles as early as the fall — and thus, agencies need to figure out their summer…

Here at Insight, we recently convened our Government Advisory Board (GAB) — an experienced team of public sector leaders that advise Insight and our portfolio companies — to discuss the potential and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI). We are fortunate to have esteemed public sector leaders serve on our GAB…

[originally published on LinkedIn] Just returned from an eye-opening 10-day trip to the Middle East, where I had the privilege of visiting U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) as a guest of General Kurilla. It was an incredible privilege to spend time with soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, and guardians across…

[Originally published in DefenseScoop] “The tech bros aren’t helping us too much [in Ukraine].” That was Dr. Bill LaPlante, DoD’s top acquisition executive, at a recent defense conference. He also said: “If somebody gives you a really cool liquored up story about a DIU [project] or OTA [contract] ask them…

We’re excited to announce that Hack Your Bureaucracy goes on sale today! Order yours here or wherever you buy books. They make great gifts, too! It’s a cliche that writing a book takes a village — because it does. We can attest that book publishing professionals (agent, development editor, copy…

[By Nick Sinai and Marina Nitze] We’re excited to announce that Hack Your Bureaucracy goes on sale today! Order yours here or wherever you buy books. They make great gifts, too! It’s a cliche that writing a book takes a village — because it does. We can attest that book…

[By Nick Sinai and Marina Nitze] “Writing is more than a vehicle for communicating ideas. It’s a tool for crystallizing ideas. Writing exposes gaps in your knowledge and logic. It pushes you to articulate assumptions and consider counterarguments.” Adam Grant As a young aide to Henry Kissinger, the National Security…

[By Nick Sinai and Marina Nitze] “Writing is more than a vehicle for communicating ideas. It’s a tool for crystallizing ideas. Writing exposes gaps in your knowledge and logic. It pushes you to articulate assumptions and consider counterarguments.” Adam Grant As a young aide to Henry Kissinger, the National Security…

This week, according to FedScoop, a group of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies submitted a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging faster and improved adoption of commercial software in DoD. The companies — which included Insight-backed Rebellion Defense, Recorded Future, Armis, Aqua Security, Devo, Tricentis, Nuvolo, Corelight, Copado…