Rebecca Heilweil

Rebecca Heilweil is an investigative reporter for FedScoop. She writes 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.

You can reach her at rebecca.heilweil@fedscoop.com. Message her if you’d like to chat on Signal.

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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).

After 2023 outage that paused flights nationwide, FAA now has backup system

Tech

A view of a Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. (Photo by Valerie Macon /AFP via Getty Images)

Social Security Administration transitioning long-time users to Login.gov

Tech

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Transportation Department doubles down on securing GPS tech

Acquisition

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.; Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.; Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., are pictured walking out of the White House. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is visible in the background. — Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.; Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.; Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., prepare to talk to reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in October 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Chevron’s downfall highlights need for clear artificial intelligence laws

AI

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 invests in digital credential technology

Acquisition

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ministerial meeting in Detroit on May 27, 2023. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden administration says regional tech hub program will aid federal research targets

Tech

A view of Department of Energy headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy releases generative AI guidance for employees, contractors

AI

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity returns to earth after the mothership separated at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Virgin Galactic and others become operational with FAA’s space-age air traffic tool

Modernization

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looks on during a press conference at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 14, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

NASA appears to step back from the term ‘artificial general intelligence’

AI