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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.

Articles by Author

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 touts AI work and pilots a year after executive order

AI

Satellite dish sky sunset communication technology network — The growth of satellites and cloud-enabled ground stations is unleashing a new era of space industrialization.

USAID helping Philippine space agency investigate satellite internet

Tech

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 28 2022 — A sign outside the Department of Energy building on Independence Ave SW. (Image credit: John Hewitt Jones)

Energy Department is looking at using AI to help with its nuclear accelerators

AI

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS wants to incorporate more cloud technology into its biometric database

Emerging Tech

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The FBI is using AI to mine threat tips, but isn’t sharing much detail

AI

David Turk, deputy secretary of the Department of Energy, testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on federal electric vehicle incentives on Jan. 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Deputy Energy secretary sees role in counteracting AI industry’s ‘profit motive’

AI

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST)

NIST narrows in on risks related to chem-bio AI models

AI

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CHIPS office eyes $100 million competition focused on manufacturing and AI

AI

A view of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s 3410 Building. (Photo credit: PNNL)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory wants to curb AI’s worst side effects

AI