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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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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh arrives to testify to the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Fed won’t outsource AI decisions to task force helmed by tech titans, chair says

AI

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., attends a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP senator blasts ‘amateurish’ DOGE work, lack of detail on savings

Federal

Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Democrats grill Vought over DOGE’s CFPB data dives

Data

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on July 14, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Fed chair says AI ‘hasn’t displaced workers’ so far, has boosted productivity

AI

Demonstrators hold signs as they protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the CFPB headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Vought ducks Dems’ questions about CFPB website deletions, source says

Federal

The Palantir Technologies logo is displayed on a shipping container at the company’s booth during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

SBA enters ‘new phase’ with Palantir on anti-fraud efforts

Acquisition

A sign is displayed at the Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building on May 30, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Labor seeks public feedback ahead of nationwide AI survey launch

AI

The Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury seeks information on user analytics software

Acquisition

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

IRS inventories rose in 2026 following staff cuts, programming delay

Tech