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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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DOGE leader Elon Musk wears a shirt that says “Tech Support” as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

GAO thwarts attempt by DOGE to set up a team within the watchdog

Transition

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

Policy

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

House Democrats want Treasury watchdog probe following DOGE’s IRS ‘hackathon’

Exclusive

Demonstrators raise signs and posters outside Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

CFPB to withdraw rule targeting data brokers

Policy

Gene Dodaro, comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office, center, testifies during a Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Watchdog identifies $100B in potential government cost savings

Federal

A sign marks the entrance to the Department of Commerce headquarters building on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

With trust in AI flagging, senators want Commerce to lead education campaign

A view of Adobe headquarters on Dec. 12, 2024 in San Jose, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

GSA announces 70% discount on Adobe products for all agencies

Acquisition

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during a House subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Energy secretary: Government should ‘get out of the way’ to fuel AI race

Policy

Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., speaks at the rally at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fair Share America)

Bipartisan Senate bill calls for Energy, NIST team-up on AI evaluations

Policy