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Rebecca Heilweil

Rebecca Heilweil was an investigative reporter for FedScoop. She wrote 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.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP).

FAA has an agreement for OpenAI technology

AI

drones, uas, airport, counter-drone, aviation, aircraft — (Getty Images)

Floppy disks and aging software: FAA held back by technology woes

Tech

Elimination of 18F could slow Trump admin’s digital services

Workforce

PIF, Presidential Innovation Fellows, 18F — A PIF logo inside GSA. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

GSA shutters 18F, possibly leaving agencies in the lurch

Transition

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With ‘AI Jam,’ Anthropic, OpenAI pursue work at US national labs

AI

A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

Emerging Tech

Border Patrol truck — (Getty Images)

CBP still working toward anomaly detection algorithms at the border

Emerging Tech

A view of the USAID sign above the entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Source: USAID preparing to transfer systems to State Department amid downsizing

Tech

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As DOGE enters FAA, an aging aviation safety system may come into focus

Tech