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Lindsey Wilkinson

Lindsey Wilkinson is a reporter for FedScoop in Washington, D.C., covering government IT with a focus on DHS, DOT, DOE and several other agencies. Before joining Scoop News Group, Lindsey closely covered the rise of generative AI in enterprises, exploring the evolution of AI governance and risk mitigation efforts. She has had bylines at CIO Dive, Homeland Security Today, The Crimson White and Alice magazine.

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Aerial of the United States Capitol and the Federal Triangle.

Federal IT leaders rarely build tools amid workforce gaps, private-sector partner push

Tech

Secret Service officers on duty near the White House in Washington D.C.

Secret Service ditches Anthropic’s Claude

AI

(Department of Homeland Security / Flickr)

DHS CISO, deputy CISO exit amid reported IT leadership overhaul

Transition

U.S. Secret Service agents stand guard as Marine One, with US President Trump onboard, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Secret Service begins recruiting for AI working group modeled after DHS AI Corps

AI

(DHS photo by Jetta Disco / Flickr)

Alleged ICE, DHS location data purchases under scrutiny by Democrats

Tech

From left, Paige Lambermont, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Marsden Hanna, head of energy and sustainability policy for Google, and Eric Masanet, UC Santa Barbara professor testify during the House Science and Technology Committee Investigations and Oversight Subcomittee hearing on “Powering America’s AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center Infrastructure” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

National labs work to optimize AI infrastructure amid Genesis Mission

AI

Close-up of phone screen displaying icon for Anthropic Claude app, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Anthropic faces fallout across federal agencies from DOD clash

AI

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Lawmakers, privacy advocates push for reform of government surveillance rules

Policy

Oil drilling on the North Dakota prairie.

Interior needs to improve data-sharing capabilities, GAO says

Tech