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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Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Mark Warner, D-Va., hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New legislation would give NIST drone cybersecurity responsibilities

Cyber

This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

How risky is ChatGPT? Depends which federal agency you ask

AI

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 9, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for SEIU)

Democratic lawmakers propose legislation to study AI’s environmental impacts

AI

Immigrant rights protesters participate in a demonstration to draw attention to the involvement of tech companies in the immigration enforcement system on Oct. 11, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ICE says it’s stopped using commercial telemetry data

Tech

An aerial view shows a newly constructed X sign on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

A tangled mess: Government rules for social media security lack clarity

Policy

An Amazon sign is pictured at company headquarters on May 20, 2021, in Seattle. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Amazon says DOJ disclosure doesn’t indicate violation of facial recognition moratorium

AI

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen outside of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 15, 2022. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Justice Department discloses FBI project with Amazon Rekognition tool

AI

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Leading AI-focused congressman on legislative prospects for the tech and the risks it presents

Policy

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Child sexual abuse material found on popular dataset shows risks for federal AI research

Emerging Tech