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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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CIOs often underestimated investment risks on IT dashboard, GAO says

Federal

Demonstrators raise signs and posters outside Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

CFPB can’t say if it secured IT assets at regional offices it vacated, OIG says

Data

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

Watchdog: IRS skipped step meant to prevent ‘unnecessary spending’ on procurement hub

Acquisition

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., attends a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on June 30, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bill to scrap education requirements in federal contracting jobs heads to Trump’s desk

Workforce

The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed employee repeatedly removed sensitive files, watchdog finds

Cyber

Kelly Loeffler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the Small Business Administration, testifies during her Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SBA gets another push to step up its AI game

AI

Close-up of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sign outside its main headquarters in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Agencies largely stonewall GAO on audit of DOGE’s data practices

Data

The Internal Revenue building is seen on Aug. 18, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Data documentation for IRS’s AI use cases is lacking, watchdog finds

AI

Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano testifies during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

IRS launches new mobile app for individual tax services

Tech