Matt Bracken

Matt Bracken is the editor in chief of FedScoop. Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt worked in various editing, reporting and digital roles at Morning Consult, The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star. You can reach him on Signal at MattBracken.33 or email him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Agencies largely stonewall GAO on audit of DOGE’s data practices

Data

The Internal Revenue building is seen on Aug. 18, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Data documentation for IRS’s AI use cases is lacking, watchdog finds

AI

Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano testifies during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

IRS launches new mobile app for individual tax services

Tech

A sign is displayed outside of the Internal Revenue Service building on Aug. 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

IRS mired in backlog of identity theft cases, report finds

Federal

A view of the Department of Housing and Urban Development at the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building on July 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

HUD eyes AI tool to review grant spending. Housing advocates have concerns

AI

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Despite upgrades, IRS cyber program still ‘not effective,’ watchdog says

Cyber

Dario Gil stands in front of IBM Q System One on Oct. 18, 2019 at the company’s research facility in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Getty Images)

Energy competition aims to ‘maximize’ US chances in quantum race

Quantum

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on May 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House passes bill to give financial agencies a technology boost

Policy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept.15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs

AI