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Lindsey Wilkinson

Lindsey Wilkinson is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering government IT with a focus on DHS, DOT, DOE and several other agencies. Before joining Scoop News Group, Lindsey closely covered the rise of generative AI in enterprises, exploring the evolution of AI governance and risk mitigation efforts. She has had bylines at CIO Dive, Homeland Security Today, The Crimson White and Alice magazine.

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Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks about REAL ID in a video playing at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

TSA intends to revise biometric data collection

Emerging Tech

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS

Policy

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

NSF’s AI agenda: Aiding Genesis Mission, breaking down adoption barriers

AI

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s AW139 helicopter during an air show at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NNSA taps AWS for $10M Genesis Mission pilot

AI

A DJI Mavic Pro 3 camera sits the ground ready for take off on Jan. 12, 2026 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

DHS launches drone-focused office ahead of World Cup, America250

Tech

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle / Flickr)

TSA plans to beef up its IT help desk

Tech

A crowded Venetian Campus venue of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2025. The Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil was one of the 150,000-plus attendees participating in this year’s annual technology trade show, hosted by the Consumer Technology Association. (Photo by Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Energy official says agency will deliver Genesis Mission goals ‘on an ongoing basis’

AI

The U.S. Capitol stands in the distance as morning traffic moves along North Capitol Street Northwest on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Lawmakers seek larger DOT role in coordinating state, local roadway tech efforts

Policy

The FEMA building on Jan. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

FEMA doles out $250M to 11 states in counter-drone push

Tech