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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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A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Executive branch budget pact includes IT investments, less for DOGE

Federal

A view of the entrance to the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Congress earmarks $5M for TMF in fiscal 2026 funding bills

Federal

Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference on Dec. 3, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House lawmakers renew IRS push to digitize paper returns

Policy

People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate bill seeks more AI support for SBA development centers

AI

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Watchdog IDs anti-fraud measures some federal programs still need to adopt

Federal

Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 14, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Democrats demand answers on IRS’s AI use to manage taxpayer data

AI

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee oversight hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Brendan Carr says FCC will be ‘open-minded’ on Trump order to ban state AI laws

Policy

Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office Gene L. Dodaro testifies during a congressional budget hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on April 29, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Outgoing GAO chief warns of ‘taking our foot off the gas’ at CISA

Cyber

Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) press conference in Washington D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House passes agency software-buying bill, waits on Senate again

Policy