Rebecca Heilweil

Rebecca Heilweil is a technology reporter for FedScoop, where she covers topics including space, transportation, quantum computing and disaster management.

Previously she was a reporter at Recode/Vox, and has written for publications including Fortune, Slate, The Wall Street Journal and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

You can reach her at rebecca.heilweil@fedscoop.com

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A mobile billboard, deployed by Accountable Tech, is seen outside the Meta headquarters on Jan. 17, 2023, in Menlo Park, Calif. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Accountable Tech)

Tech giants reveal plans to combat AI-fueled election antics

Exclusive

CrowdStrike — CrowdStrike at the 2020 RSA Conference in San Francisco. (Greg Otto / Scoop News Group)

Federal government agencies affected by worldwide IT outage

Cybersecurity

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

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testifies before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA unveils guidelines for AI and critical infrastructure

Cybersecurity

The Microsoft logo is seen at an Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 3, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Federal government affected by Russian breach of Microsoft

Exclusive

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

CISA guidance on AI security coming as part of DHS roadmap

AI

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

Government

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Federal agencies are falling behind on meeting key privacy goal set five years ago

Privacy

Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger met with executives from several tech companies, including OpenAI and Microsoft, in April. She’s seen here during a White House briefing on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

OpenAI, Meta and other tech firms sign onto White House AI commitments

Policy