Government Executive

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Government Executive
Editor-in-ChiefTanya Ballard Brown
Managing EditorAmelia Gruber
CategoriesDigital publication
PublisherConstance Sayers
Year founded1969
CompanyGovExec
CountryUnited States
Based inWashington, D.C.
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.govexec.com
ISSN0017-2626

Government Executive is an American media publication based in Washington, D.C., that covers daily government business for civilians, federal bureaucrats, and military officials.[1] Government Executive is part of GovExec,[2] which is owned by Growth Catalyst Partners.[3]

Government Executive's first issue, published in March 1969, featured a formal portrait of Richard Nixon and the headline: "What Government Can Expect from President Nixon". In 1987, the magazine was acquired by the National Journal Group, which was itself acquired 10 years later by businessman David Bradley.[4] In 1999, Bradley bought The Atlantic Monthly magazine and renamed his company Atlantic Media.[5]

In 2007, Government Executive's information technology reporting was spun off into a new publication: NextGov, which covers technology and the future of government. In 2013, the company founded Defense One, which covers emerging national security issues.[6][7] In 2015, it founded Route Fifty, which covers ideas in state and local government.[8] The four publications, plus an associated events division and the Studio 2G content marketing division,[9] became known as Government Executive Media Group.

In 2021, longtime editor-in-chief Tom Shoop stepped down and was replaced by Tanya Ballard Brown, most recently of NPR.[10]

Parent company[]

In March 2020, Bradley sold a majority stake in Government Executive Media Group for an undisclosed sum to Growth Catalyst Partners, a middle-market private-equity firm formed in 2017.[3] Government Executive Media Group was subsequently renamed GovExec.[2] In December 2020, GovExec acquired The Atlas for Cities, which TechCrunch described as a "market intelligence platform connecting tech companies with state and local governments."[11] In January 2021, the company acquired City & State, a local news organization based in New York and Pennsylvania.[12] As of 2021, GovExec is led by Constance Sayers, its president and publisher, and Tim Hartman, its chief executive officer. Its publications are led by Heather Kuldell, the organization's editor-in-chief.

References[]

  1. ^ "Trump Bump grows, as 'Government Executive' exploits the journalism of change". Politico. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Introducing Our New Brand Identity". about.govexec.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ a b Silber, Tony. "Government Executive Media Group Acquired By Private-Equity Firm Growth Catalyst Partners". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ "Government Executive 50th". www.govexec.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ^ "About - Atlantic Media". www.atlanticmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Media takes a page from Quartz with Defense One". Digiday. January 22, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "A look at Defense One, Atlantic Media's new site for the military-industrial complex". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  8. ^ "Route Fifty takes a niche (but jargon-free) approach to covering innovation in local government". Nieman Lab. November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Government Executive Media Group rebrands its content marketing division as Studio 2G".
  10. ^ "GovExec Names Tanya Ballard Brown as New Executive Editor of Government Executive, the Company's Flagship Editorial Brand". about.govexec.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  11. ^ "Govtech intelligence platform, The Atlas for Cities, bought by Government Executive Media Group". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  12. ^ Kelly, Keith J. (2021-01-04). "DC media group buys NY publication City & State, plans expansion". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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