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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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Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Fed chair sees AI creating ‘significant changes’ to US workforce

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bipartisan bill to modernize federal tech procurement gets another shot in House

Policy

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Lack of IRS transparency on AI jeopardizes public trust, advisory panel says

Modernization

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

VA secretary pledges progress on EHR rollout amid major workforce cuts

Modernization

A view of the Scoop News Group-produced Elastic Public Sector Forum in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo)

GSA inks deal with Elastic on discounted product offerings for agencies

Acquisition

A view of an Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Service location in downtown San Jose. (Getty Images)

Taxpayer Advocate Service on track for summer launch of new case management platform

Modernization

Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, questions Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate bill seeks Treasury-led task force on AI financial scams

Policy

Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies at 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 signals reversal of some cuts to national labs

Federal

A view of the headquarters of Palantir, in Palo Alto, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2016. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Democrats push Palantir for answers on reports of IRS ‘mega-database’

Tech