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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Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Court blocks OPM ‘loyalty question’ from use in agency job applications

Workforce

A security camera is installed as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall on May 29, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Appeals court keeps block on IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE

Data

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel speaks during an event on Aug. 2, 2023, in McLean, Va. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also attended the event and spoke on “the significant progress that’s been made on modernizing the IRS and improving taxpayer service in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Inflation Reduction Act funds dwindling, but IRS still has billions for tech

Modernization

A logo is displayed outside of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offices at the Constitution Center on May 30, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Financial regulators would get more authority over tech providers under House bill

Policy

A view of the Federal Trade Commission building on June 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

House advances bill putting ‘undermined’ FTC at center of scam-fighting efforts

Policy

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

OIG dings GAO over documentation of evolving IT modernization strategy

Modernization

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IRS still looking for hundreds of IT assets assigned to former employees

Tech

The Department of Housing and Urban Development building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Lawsuit says HUD, DHS are ducking FOIA requests on their data-sharing

Data

The Treasury Department building is seen on June 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

New Treasury task force will help financial sector prepare for quantum transition

Emerging Tech