Matt Bracken

Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity.

Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt was a senior editor at Morning Consult, leading data-driven coverage of tech, finance, health and energy. He previously worked in various editorial roles at The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star.

You can reach him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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Border patrol agents take migrants who entered the U.S. illegally to a port of entry in Jacumba, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2023. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Bill ordering DHS to explore AI for border security passes House

AI

Office of Personnel Management acting Director Robert Shriver testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Committee on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

OPM extends direct hire authorities for STEM, cyber, acquisition roles

Federal

The Department of Energy building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Department’s AI R&D work gets a boost in bipartisan House bill

AI

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Agencies have work to do on OMB cloud procurement requirements, GAO finds

Acquisition

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Civil rights commission finds ‘concerning lack of federal oversight’ of facial recognition

AI

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., arrives for a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Bipartisan bill to boost oversight of agency digital services clears Senate panel

Policy

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Could a HUD-funded 3D-printing project transform housing in Alaska?

Tech

The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. (Image credit: iStock / Getty Images).

Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges

Tech

Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden signs an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Agencies have cleared AI executive order’s talent benchmarks, GAO says

AI