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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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The statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the north wing of the U.S. Treasury Department building on April 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

NDAA calls for Treasury-led report on AI to fight money laundering

Policy

The Environmental Protection Agency flag flies outside the EPA headquarters in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

EPA nominee says chemical reviews won’t be compromised for AI data centers

AI

The headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers engaged with SEC watchdog on IT shop’s deletion of texts

Tech

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS taps familiar face as new CEO: SSA’s Frank Bisignano

Workforce

A National Park Service sign indicating that the Washington Monument is closed due to the government shutdown, on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

Tech

The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy Department would host AI risk program under Senate bill

Policy

Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on June 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House

Acquisition

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Federal leaders see IT asset management as crucial to cost savings

Modernization

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS to begin phasing out paper refund checks next week

Federal