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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Martin O’Malley appears before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration on Nov. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SSA to digitize application process for supplemental income

Modernization

Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., stands with his wife Amanda Boschma before Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives for a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. Fong was officially sworn-in on the House floor, beginning his time in office after replacing former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy for the remainder of his term. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill looks to bolster AI education with NSF scholarships

Tech groups urge congressional leaders to pass bill on agency software buying

Exclusive

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

IRS still faces security challenges in aftermath of taxpayer data leak

Federal

A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

VA health tech leader: AI can save veterans from ‘a lot of pain and suffering’

Ted Kaouk speaks during a fireside chat at the 2020 IT Modernization Summit. (FedScoop)

CFTC wants to transform enforcement work through AI and data ‘marathon’

The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. (Image credit: iStock / Getty Images).

IRS should bring back Technology Retirement Office, watchdog says