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Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Scoop News Group’s editorial brands. He oversees operations, strategy and growth of SNG’s award-winning tech publications, FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop.

After earning his journalism degree at Virginia Tech and winning the school’s Excellence in Print Journalism award, Billy received his master’s degree from New York University in magazine writing while interning at publications like Rolling Stone.

Reach him at billy.mitchell@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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18F, TTS, GSA — An 18F sign at GSA. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

Former 18F employees file appeal of DOGE firings

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Rep. Gerry Connolly — Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. (Gerry Connolly / Flickr)

Gerry Connolly, congressional champion of federal IT reform, dies at 75

Tech

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs — (Getty Images)

VA eyes AI to improve software license management

AI

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GSA inks deal with Salesforce to lower price of Slack 90% for agencies

Acquisition

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump administration kicks off federal acquisition overhaul with new website

Acquisition

General Services Administration GSA building 18F — The GSA building in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

‘Unimpressed’ GSA gives consulting firms new deadline in quest to terminate contracts

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Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images via AFP)

Judge denies OPM’s motion to dismiss DOGE ‘data disclosure’ case

Cyber

The Microsoft logo is seen at an Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 3, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Federal CIO calls for agencies to inventory licenses with ‘top 5 software vendors’

Acquisition

WOODLAWN, MARYLAND – MARCH 19: A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced plans to eliminate thousands of agency positions as well as numerous regional and local Social Security offices. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Judge blocks DOGE access to Social Security systems, calls for deletion of data

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