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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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Rob Joyce, NSA — Rob Joyce speaks Oct. 18, 2018, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

Rob Joyce leaving NSA at the end of March

Cyber

A view of the Department of Agriculture headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

USDA launches fellows program for customer experience, digital service delivery jobs

Workforce

A view of the Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2014. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

VA has ‘unresolved’ patient safety issues with pharmacy software, OIG says

Modernization

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to improve emergency communications for first responders

Policy

Sean Connelly, CISA’s senior cybersecurity architect and trusted internet connections program manager, speaks during CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit on Feb. 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

CISA establishing new office focused on zero trust

Cyber

CISA Director Jen Easterly testifies alongside Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul Nakasone during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 31, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal IT officials call on CISA for tougher standards, more coordination

Cyber

The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen on a podium on Feb. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS’s initial AI inventory included a cybersecurity use case that wasn’t AI, GAO says

Cyber

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on Sept. 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Raimondo announces picks for U.S. AI Safety Institute’s director, CTO

AI

The Internal Revenue Service Building is pictured in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Modernization efforts will bring billions in new revenue to IRS, analysis finds

Modernization