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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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U.S. Senators and former Virginia Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine arrive at the Inauguration ceremony for Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 17, 2026 in Richmond, Virginia.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats ask DHS watchdog to rein in agency’s surveillance use

Tech

ICE agents leave a residence after knocking on the door on Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its immigration enforcement operations after two high-profile killings by federal agents in recent weeks. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE drives AI use case growth within Homeland Security

AI

A drone carries a Walmart package during the launch event of their drone delivery service with Wing in Houston on Jan. 15, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

DOT reopens drone-related RFI amid plans for new FAA office

Tech

Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, arrives to the House Budget Committee in Cannon building on May 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Republican lawmakers look to AI for agency rules review

AI

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP).

DOT reorganizes FAA to support modernization, other goals

Modernization

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gregory Bovino with his security team while a group of citizens opposed to the country’s immigration policies protested him in Minnesota on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats want ICE, CBP uniforms to feature identification tech

Tech

ICE agents approach a house before detaining two people on Jan. 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE’s IT shop eyes more automation, embraces AI chatbot

AI

Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE

Tech

Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks about REAL ID in a video playing at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

TSA intends to revise biometric data collection

Emerging Tech