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Matt Bracken

Matt Bracken is the editor in chief of FedScoop. Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt worked in various editing, reporting and digital roles at Morning Consult, The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star. You can reach him on Signal at MattBracken.33 or email him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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The headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers engaged with SEC watchdog on IT shop’s deletion of texts

Tech

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS taps familiar face as new CEO: SSA’s Frank Bisignano

Workforce

A National Park Service sign indicating that the Washington Monument is closed due to the government shutdown, on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

Tech

The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy Department would host AI risk program under Senate bill

Policy

Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on June 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House

Acquisition

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Federal leaders see IT asset management as crucial to cost savings

Modernization

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS to begin phasing out paper refund checks next week

Federal

U.S. Postal Service CIO Pritha Mehra speaks during FedTalks on Sept. 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

How the Postal Service is putting data at the core of its ‘always on’ tech work

Tech

The entrance of the National Science Foundation seen on July 8, 2025 in Alexandria, Va. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

House lawmakers seek bigger NSF role in AI education

Policy