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Managing Editor

Matt Bracken

Scoop News Group

Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity.

Before joining Scoop News Group in 2023, Matt was a senior editor at Morning Consult, leading data-driven coverage of tech, finance, health and energy. He previously worked in various editorial roles at The Baltimore Sun and the Arizona Daily Star.

You can reach him at matt.bracken@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House bill would give CISA millions to diversify cyber workforce

Workforce

White House deputy national cyber director and federal CISO Chris DeRusha speaks at CyberTalks on Nov. 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

DeRusha stepping down from ONCD, federal CISO roles

Workforce

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) speaks during a press conference on new legislation at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill aims to prepare election workers for AI

AI

Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Dec, 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Greg Nash/Getty Images)

Krebs, Luber added to Cyber Safety Review Board

Cybersecurity

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Data stolen in Change Healthcare attack likely included U.S. service members, executive says

Cybercrime

President Joe Biden speaks to his Cabinet about cybersecurity, COVID-19 and climate issues at the White House on July 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Cybersecurity executive order requirements are nearly complete, GAO says

Cybersecurity

The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’ in using AI against threats

Financial

Then-acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden, right, with Megan Stifel, chief strategy officer for the Institute for Security and Technology, at event on ransomware in Washington in May 2023. (Photo courtesy of the Institute for Security and Technology)

Ex-White House cyber official says ransomware payment ban is a ways off

Ransomware

The front of the U.S. Treasury building on Jan. 3, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury report calls out cyber risks to financial sector fueled by AI

Cybersecurity