Rebecca Heilweil

Rebecca Heilweil is an investigative reporter for FedScoop. She writes about the intersection of government, tech policy, and emerging technologies.

Previously she was a reporter at Vox’s tech site, Recode. She’s also written for Slate, Wired, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications.

You can reach her at rebecca.heilweil@fedscoop.com. Message her if you’d like to chat on Signal.

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A sign points passengers to the mobile passport control window set up for international travelers arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015. Miami-Dade Aviation Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a mobile app for expedited passport and customs screening. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection says AI model cards are ‘law enforcement privileged’

AI

Federal workers and their supporters gather outside the Treasury Department on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., to protest Elon Musk and DOGE’s takeover of federal systems. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)

National Labor Relations Board watchdog investigating DOGE, potential data breach

Cyber

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Leadership at DHS biometrics office asked cramped staff to bring their own chairs to work

Workforce

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Senators want TSA to scale back facial recognition at airports

Emerging Tech

SBA building — U.S. Small Business Administration offices. (GAO photo).

Small Business Administration picks another new CIO

Transition

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen inside a press conference room on May 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DOGE has arrived at the heart of Homeland Security’s biometrics operations

Transition

Treasury Department — (Getty Images)

DOGE rep Sam Corcos is Treasury’s new chief information officer, source says

Transition

Employees and supporters of USAID gather to protest DOGE and federal workforce cuts outside of agency headquarters on Feb. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

NLRB whistleblower’s attorney speaks on DOGE, the shedding of federal IT leaders

Workforce

The Treasury Department’s Jeff King, center, speaks during a panel discussion at FedTalks on Sept. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Jeff King, acting CIO of Treasury Department, is leaving

Transition