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.

Articles by Author

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

CFPB urged by consumer groups to take action on banks’ use of algorithms

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about artificial intelligence at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on June 28, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

AI will complement State Department’s diplomatic mission, Blinken says

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on May 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

IRS needs funding shift to continue ‘transformational’ modernization work, national taxpayer advocate says

Modernization

Department of Homeland Security CIO and CAIO Eric Hysen testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on June 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

DHS aims to boost cyber ranks by streamlining clearance approvals

Workforce

Federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks on Nov. 16, 2023. (Scoop News Group photo)

Former Federal CISO DeRusha lands at Google Cloud

Workforce

Isabel Guzman delivers remarks after President-elect Joe Biden announced her as his nominee for head of the Small Business Administration at The Queen theater on Jan. 8, 2021 in Wilmington, Del. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SBA pushes back timeline to implement GAO privacy recommendation

Cyber

From left, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler participate in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury on July 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Financial regulators have ‘insufficiently’ addressed hedge funds’ use of AI, report says

Exclusive

Internal Revenue Service building — (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)