John Hewitt Jones

John is the managing editor of FedScoop, and was previously a reporter at Institutional Investor in New York City. He has a master’s degree in social policy from the London School of Economics and his writing has appeared in The Scotsman and The Sunday Times of London newspapers.

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Department of Veterans Affairs — (Veterans Health / Flickr)

VA watchdog identifies missing approval records for $661.4M in IT contracts

Acquisition

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 29: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing featuring former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in the Dirksen Senate Office Building (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate lawmakers propose bill to address VA electronic heath record failures

Policy

Grounded Delta Airlines planes are parked at gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images).

FAA awards Verizon $2B contract to build new communications platform

Acquisition

The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal banking regulator appoints leader for new office of technology

Policy

Abstract Innovation Technology. (Image credit: Getty Images)

NIST launches new trustworthy artificial intelligence resource center

Tech

Smartphone in male hands. Close up of hands with a phone. Outdoor photo (Image credit: Getty Images)

Transportation Security Administration moves ahead with smartphone ID pilot

Tech

Giant shovel being hoisted inside large bulk carrier to help unloading the ship, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Cyber experts call for CISA to establish maritime equipment test bed

Cyber

IRS, Internal Revenue Service — A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images)

Internal Revenue Service working to expand use of Login.gov

Policy

Hillary Hartley speaks at an event presented by FedScoop in 2016. (FedScoop_

US Digital Response CEO: Nonprofit can act as a bridge between the White House and State gov

Tech