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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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The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy eyes new data-curation org for science and engineering AI models

AI

ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn

Federal

An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system is pictured on Oct. 20, 2025 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats blast White House over ‘sweetheart’ AI data center deals

AI

The U.S. flag and the Department of Education flag fly above the Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Education Department violated workers’ rights with partisan email replies, judge rules

Federal

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem participates in a briefing at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers on Nov. 7, 2025, in North Charleston, S.C. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

DHS ditched software that archived officials’ electronic messages

Federal

A sign is displayed outside of an U.S. Department of Agriculture building on May 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

USDA nominee for rural development eyes cyber, IT assists

Cyber

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., points to quotes from Meta employees while presiding over a hearing about artificial intelligence generative models training on copyrighted works in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill calls for agencies to report AI-related job cuts

AI

A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

CFPB’s cybersecurity program ‘not effective’ after staff cuts, watchdog says

Cyber

Police in riot gear and Customs and Border Protection agents stand outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Santa Ana Field Office as protesters gather after reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Santa Ana, Calif., on June 9, 2025. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS seeks vast expansion of biometrics collection for immigration benefits

Tech