''Government Executive'' is an American media publication based in

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, that covers daily government business for civilians, federal bureaucrats, and military officials. ''Government Executive'' is part of GovExec, which is owned by Growth Catalyst Partners. ''Government Executive's'' first issue, published in March 1969, featured a formal portrait of

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

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. In 1999, Bradley bought ''

The Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...

'' magazine and renamed his company

Atlantic Media Atlantic Media is an American print and online media company owned by David G. Bradley and based in the Watergate in Washington, D.C. It publishes '' The Atlantic,'' a print and online publication that also holds themed events; and offers busines ...

. 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. In 2015, it founded ''Route Fifty,'' which covers ideas in state and local government. The four publications, plus an associated events division and the Studio 2G content marketing division, became known as Government Executive Media Group. In 2020, Atlantic Media sold Government Executive Media Group to Growth Catalyst Partners, a private-equity firm. In 2021, longtime editor-in-chief Tom Shoop stepped down and was replaced by Tanya Ballard Brown, most recently of NPR.

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