John Hewitt Jones

John is the managing editor of FedScoop, and was previously a reporter at Institutional Investor in New York City. He has a master’s degree in social policy from the London School of Economics and his writing has appeared in The Scotsman and The Sunday Times of London newspapers.

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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks with reporters after attending a closed-door, classified briefing for Senators at U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

VA electronic health record system linked with 6 cases of ‘catastrophic harm’ including 4 deaths

Modernization

MARCH 15, 2023 — State Department Chief Information Officer Kelly Fletcher speaks at ITModTalks, hosted by FedScoop, in Washington D.C.

State Department using RPA to slash financial statement processing time, says CIO Kelly Fletcher

Tech

A view outside the New York Stock Exchange as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images)

State Department awards Palantir $99M data management contract at Bureau of Medical Services

Acquisition

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

IRS CIO Nancy Sieger to become chief technology officer at Treasury

Exclusive

Login.gov — Signs inside the 18F headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

GSA misled customer agencies over Login.gov privacy standard compliance, watchdog alleges

Acquisition

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio, Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kevin Anderson and Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Marc Elrich renew a cyber cooperation agreement between federal, state and local entities. (Image credit: Rich Press / NIST)

NIST launches cybersecurity community of interest for small businesses

Policy

White House on deep blue sky background in Washington DC, USA. (Image credit: Getty Images)

White House launches nine ‘life experience projects’ to improve citizens’ access to government services

Policy

White House on deep blue sky background in Washington DC, USA. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Biden administration allocates $300M to help federal agencies modernize ID verification technology

Policy

TikTok — (Flickr/Solen Feyissa)

What the White House TikTok memo means for US government IT departments

Tech