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Matt Bracken

Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity.

Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt was a senior editor at Morning Consult, leading data-driven coverage of tech, finance, health and energy. He previously worked in various editorial roles at The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star.

You can reach him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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Kelly Loeffler is sworn-in during her Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SBA sticks to DOGE cost-savings claims, though details — and math — remain fuzzy

Federal

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats seek audit of DOGE access to Social Security systems

Policy

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Russell Vought: DOGE will ‘be far more institutionalized’ at agencies

Transition

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bill to overhaul federal software buying gets another shot in the Senate

Acquisition

A sign marks the location of the General Services Administration headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Login.gov has one lingering data-security priority to address, watchdog says

Tech

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management headquarters is pictured on Dec. 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DOGE took credit for his team’s work. Now, an OPM alum fights to get his job back

Transition

The Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury seeks public input tied to Trump’s order on electronic payments

Federal

OPM outlines merit hiring plan, new SES process ahead of hiring freeze end

Workforce

Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks on a panel titled “Power, Purpose, and the New American Century” at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Fannie Mae partners with Palantir on mortgage fraud detection tech

Tech