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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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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins takes a question from the audience in her office on June 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Agriculture Department kicks off $300M Palantir deal on IT, national security work

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Kevin Warsh, nominee for Federal Reserve chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed needs to be proactive on cyber risks from AI models, nominee says

AI

Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, appears during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

AI helping downsized CFTC run smoother than ever, chairman claims

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IRS CEO Frank Bisignano awaits the start of a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

IRS chief tells receptive Republicans, doubting Democrats that tech spurred ‘most successful filing season’ ever

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Amy Ritualo, the State Department’s acting chief data and AI officer, speaks during a fireside chat at AITalks on April 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

State Department eyes agentic AI for taking on ‘high-volume workflows’

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The Government Accountability Office in D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Agencies fall short on documenting AI acquisition best practices, GAO says

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

Social Security database added to Treasury’s fraud-checking system

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The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen on Feb. 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

EPA has major role to play in Trump’s ‘AI capital of the world’ plans

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., arrives for a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Federal AI policy needs labor-centric approach, lawmakers tell White House

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