Matt Bracken

Editor in chief of @FedScoop. Previously seen @MorningConsult, @baltimoresun & @TucsonStar. Michigan Man. Signal: MattBracken.33

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

Innovation on ice: How DOGE derailed an SBA tech program
https://t.co/hftPLwOtHb via @MattBracken

[Economic Security Project @EconomicSecProj]

ESP’s Future of Tax Filing Fellows — Chris Given, Jen Thomas, @merici, and Gabriel Zucker — helped build one of the most well-received civic tech tools in recent memory: IRS #DirectFile. For the past year, they've been documenting what has worked and exploring the next generation of public tools to expand access to tax credits. Huge congrats to @FedScoop's @MattBracken, whose profile of the fellow just earned a regional silver Azbee Award from ASBPE. 🏆

Read the profile here: https://t.co/sNU1b8c9ri

[Matt Bracken @MattBracken]

@C_Reilly5 Love this, @C_Reilly5! Pretty awesome keepsake. You earned your spot in the BaltSunSports intern Hall of Fame.

[reb heilweil @rebheilweil]

last month, @madialder and I broke the story that GSA seemed primed to work with Grok. Now more than 30 groups have signed a @Public_Citizen letter calling on OMB to block the tool. Here's the letter:
https://t.co/FmYHRtwixo

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

After building the IRS’s free electronic filing tool, the Economic Security Project’s Future of Tax Filing fellows are writing a playbook for it to “come back someday” — and pushing for more. https://t.co/vV1jMmruD8

[Matt Bracken @MattBracken]

.@fedscoop reporters @rebheilweil and @madialder were out front on this, reporting last week that GSA was testing Grok for possible governmentwide use. https://t.co/TP9VILxiFE
https://t.co/WuaJGqYY5O

[SpaceXAI @SpaceXAI]

Announcing Grok for Government - a suite of products that make our frontier models available to United States Government customers

We are especially excited about two new partnerships for our US Government partners

1) a new contract from the US Department of Defense
2) our products being available to purchase via the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. This allows every federal government department, agency, or office, to purchase xAI products

We're hiring mission driven engineers who want to join the cause

[Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro]

Hi again! I'm joining the team at @fedscoop, where I will cover the role of technology in the federal government.

New & old sources, say hey & send tips to [email protected] or on Signal at miranda.952

Excited to get started at such a pivotal time for gov tech.

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

Congrats to FedScoop journalists @madialder, @BillyMitchell89 and @MattBracken for winning a National Bronze Award from the @ASBPE in the Online - Event Coverage category!

Check out their work below:

[reb heilweil @rebheilweil]

SCOOP: DOGE has arrived at OBIM, the office that handles the Department of Homeland Security's biometrics program.

https://t.co/TL9JRusyfi

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

Congrats to FedScoop managing editor @MattBracken for winning gold at the Mid-Atlantic @ASBPE awards in the Innovation Article category!

Check out his story, “Could a HUD-funded 3D-printing project transform housing in Alaska?,” here: https://t.co/SDdT2lFwDf

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

Breaking: IRS cuts about 50 IT staffers, sources say
https://t.co/qvog0iaEbc via @MattBracken @CarolineNihill

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

• @CarolineNihill: carolinerosenihill.11
• @madialder: madialder.01
• @rebheilweil: rebheilweil.59
• @MattBracken: MattBracken.33
• @BillyMitchell89: Billymitchell.89

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

Trump likely to scale back AI policy with repeal of Biden order, @madialder reports. https://t.co/eYSY7M6Glg

[TechREDEF @TechREDEF]

AI tools ‘need to have a human in the loop’ (@MattBracken - @fedscoop) https://t.co/8gprfSUcMl

[Matt Bracken @MattBracken]

A @HUDgov-funded project will bring a mobile 3D printer to Nome, AK to build an affordable housing unit.

I wrote about how the researchers, designers and engineers involved hope the project can be a first step to solving rural Alaska's housing crisis. https://t.co/7ivicgXyVS

[CyberScoop @CyberScoopNews]

Gov. @Tim_Walz, @KamalaHarris’ VP pick, has a notable record on cyber. @timstarks digs into that record: https://t.co/Rs1ZHrOvlq

[Tim Starks @timstarks]

Big story we just published on the Biden cyber legacy over the four years to which he was elected, with interviews largely conducted before his decision: Neuberger, Easterly, Coker and others. https://t.co/swCj1Rq6uD

[Greg Otto @gregotto]

What a fantastic group of nominees! Go vote for them! Yes, you!

[Tim Starks @timstarks]

This one's been in the works for a bit. "Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet." https://t.co/OIB3ukU7Ni

[FedScoop @fedscoop]

AI will complement @StateDept's diplomatic mission, @SecBlinken says. https://t.co/FpWdUERZ8p via @MattBracken