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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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Department of Homeland Security officers are seen outside of a federal immigration office after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, on July 14, 2026 in Scarborough, Maine. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Homeland Security’s updated AI inventory raises more questions than it answers

AI

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

Energy adds more AI startups to Genesis Mission Consortium

AI

The digital flight strip system going live in the largest airports around the country, which was developed by Leidos in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, on Monday, July 13, 2026 at the vendor’s Air Traffic Management Innovation Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson / FedScoop)

A look at the digital flight strip system used by the FAA

Modernization

The James Forrestal Building in Washington D.C. is home to the Department of Energy and one of the sites for NNSA.

Energy IT shop not interested in Grok, Perplexity as its AI portfolio expands

AI

The US Department of Transportation building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

Transportation Department CIO set to depart in September

Transition

U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers patrol near the White House on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Subpar Secret Service drone defense flagged in Trump assassination attempt report

Tech

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: The headquarters for the US Department of Energy (DOE) at Federal Office Building 5, now known as the James V. Forrestal Building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Energy Department’s CIO office is here to ‘feed’ the Genesis Mission team

AI

A sign marks the location of the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

FEMA begins decommissioning defunct data system

Tech

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Mullin answered subcommittee members’ questions about his department’s FY2027 budget. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center

Tech