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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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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Lack of IRS transparency on AI jeopardizes public trust, advisory panel says

AI

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

VA secretary pledges progress on EHR rollout amid major workforce cuts

Modernization

A view of the Scoop News Group-produced Elastic Public Sector Forum in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo)

GSA inks deal with Elastic on discounted product offerings for agencies

Acquisition

A view of an Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Service location in downtown San Jose. (Getty Images)

Taxpayer Advocate Service on track for summer launch of new case management platform

Modernization

Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, questions Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate bill seeks Treasury-led task force on AI financial scams

AI

Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies at a House subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Energy secretary signals reversal of some cuts to national labs

Tech

A view of the headquarters of Palantir, in Palo Alto, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2016. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Democrats push Palantir for answers on reports of IRS ‘mega-database’

Tech

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Watchdog pushes IRS on stronger oversight of identity-proofing program

Tech

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Treasury secretary backs tougher IRS leaker penalties amid lingering DOGE data questions

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