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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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IRS seeks public feedback on tax return options after dismantling Direct File

Tech

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs

Cyber

The front doors of the Internal Revenue Service building are seen in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

House bill seeks AI boost for IRS to flag tax fraud

Policy

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Nearly half of RIF’d IRS probationary staffers had ‘fully successful’ or better reviews, watchdog finds

Workforce

The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the current headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Public housing reps want HUD guidance on facial recognition, GAO says

Tech

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Direct File died under Trump. Meet the creators planning for its second life

Tech

People wait to get assistance at an IRS service center office in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

IRS dumps kiosks at tax centers after watchdog found dozens of inoperable machines

Tech

People protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) outside of the Department of Labor near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Appeals court lifts block on DOGE access to Treasury, Education, OPM systems

Federal

The Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building, which houses the Department of Commerce, is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

House lawmakers seek IT upgrade for Commerce to aid fight against foreign powers

Policy