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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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DHS, Department of Homeland Security, CISA, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

AI Corps leader leaves Homeland Security for US Digital Response

Workforce

A law enforcement officer walks past an ICE logo ahead of a press conference on May 11, 2017, at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

ICE wants more blockchain analytics tech

Emerging Tech

An engineer performs field repairs on a small camera drone used for data collection as part of the Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) Program. (DoD photo)

As unauthorized drones proliferate, the Trump admin wants to track them

Emerging Tech

Close-up of phone screen displaying icon for Anthropic Claude app, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Anthropic drops Claude Gov for natsec customers, hastening the public sector AI race

AI

A view of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2022. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images)

Energy Department announces another supercomputer: Doudna

AI

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Homeland Security cuts off access to ChatGPT and other commercial AI

AI

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The White House is reviewing the nation’s biometrics operation

Tech

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