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Miranda Nazzaro

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Reporter for FedScoop. Find me on Signal @miranda.952

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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New: OpenAI & Sam Altman want distance from Greg Brockman's ties to Leading the Future. But is it too late? My latest @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Altman, OpenAI get bogged down in political spending fight
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm that birthed ChatGPT, is struggling to distance itself from pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future and its Silicon Valley backers as the industry faces backlas…
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Tim Starks @timstarks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Rep. Ogles, chair of the cyber subcommittee on House Homeland, told me he plans to hold a hearing on Mythos/cybersecurity (today there was a closed briefing on the topic, per @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social )
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Scoop: House Homeland Security Committee will receive a closed-door briefing from Anthropic over its Mythos model on Wednesday, per source familiar @thehill.com
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
How are agencies handling Anthropic-Pentagon clash? For some workers, it took just hours after Trump's social media post to lose access to Claude, chat histories & coding projects. But, still no official guidance from WH or OMB. thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
New: The White House’s untraditional use of memes, AI & trolling has made it to the Iran war. Critics say the videos, combining game clips w/ real military strikes, go too far in blurring the line b/w fiction & the reality of war. Read more @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Some news: Today's my first day back at @thehill.com as their new senior technology reporter. I'm excited to be back covering all things policy/politics for AI, kids safety, data privacy. You can reach me at mnazzaro@thehill.com or my Signal at miranda.952. Pls say hi!
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Derek B. Johnson @derekbjohnson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Pleased to be one of several Scoop News Group journalists named as a finalist for the Jesse Neal Awards this year. My story was part of a package of reporting we did across publications on the Trump administration's AI Action Plan that was nominated for Best News Coverage.
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2026 Neal Awards Finalists - Neals
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The shakeup follows warnings from the Treasury’s watchdog about how staffing cuts at the IRS could affect tax filing season. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/internal-rev...
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IRS moves operations employees to tax services for filing season amid workforce cuts
The shakeup follows warnings from the Treasury’s watchdog about how staffing cuts at the IRS could affect tax filing season.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New: Education IT, tech employees lose union protections fedscoop.com/education-de...
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Education IT, tech employees lose union protections
The move against OCIO and FSA CTO staffers follows a March 2025 Trump executive order barring collective bargaining agreements for nearly two-thirds of the federal workforce.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
FedScoop's @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social joins @billy-mitchell.bsky.social on this week's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss some of the GSA's top priorities, from OneGov and the TMF to eliminating woke AI, among others. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OU... | www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLOz...
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GSA and AI in the federal government
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
News: The Education Department is calling back some of the Office of Civil Rights workers whose job status has been unknown for weeks. While the RIFs play out in court, ED says staff should be working on OCR's caseload of complaints if they're getting paid. @fedscoop.bsky.social
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Tim Starks @timstarks.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Got some details I don't think have been published here on what has happened with Sean Plankey's nomination to lead CISA, especially RE: Sen. Scott. cyberscoop.com/sean-plankey...
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Sean Plankey nomination to lead CISA appears to be over after Thursday vote
Sean Plankey’s nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency looks to be over following his exclusion from a Senate vote Thursday on a panel of Trump administration picks.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Scoop: Palantir continues to extend its reach in the federal government, this time at the Education Department. @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/palantir-edu...
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Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal
The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/palantir-edu...
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Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal
The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It's been more than a week since the government reopened but some Education & State Department workers are still in the dark over their job status. Read more on the confusion at some govt. agencies below. Reporting w/ @madialder.bsky.social @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/federal-work...
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A week after shutdown’s end, some federal workers’ job status remains in limbo
Many Education and State workers are still in the dark, while dozens of SBA employees were told their RIFs were halted only to be told a day later the separations would proceed.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
ICYMI: Federal worker advocates hope Congress's bill to reopen the government is a lifeline for some RIFed workers, including Education Dept. staffers who were laid off long before the shutdown began. Read more @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/education-de...
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RIF’d Education Department civil rights staff looks to shutdown deal for job protection
A workers union contends more than 200 ED staff could see their RIFs halted under the broad language of Congress’s funding deal.
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Tim Starks @timstarks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
With each cloud outage, calls for government action grow louder by @derekbjohnson.bsky.social @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/with-each-cl...
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With each cloud outage, calls for government action grow louder
Public interest groups want the feds to investigate the systemic risk from market consolidation, while tech and security experts worry about single points of failure.
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Derek B. Johnson @derekbjohnson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Teamed up with my FedScoop colleague @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social on this story about the risks and vulnerabilities of cloud consolidation. Check it out!
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
SCOOP: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are quietly considering Palantir for work on a national provider directory. Spending records in Sept show a $1 award to the company & sources say it is to build a prototype product for CMS. @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/palantir-cen...
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CMS signals interest in Palantir for national provider directory project
It comes as Palantir faces backlash in the United Kingdom for a similar project involving health care data.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Russ Vought says RIFs have begun. OMB spox tells @madialder.bsky.social the RIFs are "substantial, but didn't provide further details. @fedscoop.bsky.social x.com/russvought/s...
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Russ Vought on X: "The RIFs have begun." / X
The RIFs have begun.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Gutted research offices raise doubts about the agency’s future data integrity, several former ED staffers say. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/education-de...
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Trump’s push for more admissions data collides with a hollowed-out Education Department
Gutted research offices raise doubts about the agency’s future data integrity, several former ED staffers say.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The Trump admin wants the Education Department to collect more college admissions data, even as it slashes the staff that ensures the statistics are credible & accurate. Read more on uncertainties surrounding the future of education research👇 @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/education-de...
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Trump’s push for more admissions data collides with a hollowed-out Education Department
Gutted research offices raise doubts about the agency’s future data integrity, several former ED staffers say.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
House staffers will soon be able to use Microsoft Copilot’s chatbot, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Wednesday, a move that marks a significant step in the chamber’s push to modernize workflows. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/microsoft-co...
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House staffers will have access to Microsoft Copilot this fall
Speaker Mike Johnson said the pilot program will be available for up to 6,000 House employees.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World, a smart piece from @wired.com
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Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World
Videos of the shooting spread across TikTok, Instagram, and X. Researchers say that in some cases the platforms are falling short on enforcing their own content moderation rules.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
New: Jerry Ma, Perplexity's VP of policy & global affairs, tells @fedscoop.bsky.social the AI-powered search engine is piloting tools in fed agencies. Starting today, federal staff can access the platform from govt locations or with a .gov/.mil domain. fedscoop.com/perplexity-a...
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Perplexity AI makes its play for government use
Another artificial intelligence company is staking its claim in the government marketplace.  Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine, is currently
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
New: SSA whistleblower says DOGE employees stored a copy of an agency database on a custom cloud server w/ no verified oversight, putting millions of Americans' personal data at risk @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/doge-social-...
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DOGE employees uploaded Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud, agency whistleblower says
An SSA spokesperson maintained the agency is “not aware of any compromise” to the cloud environment referenced in the complaint from the agency’s chief data officer.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Hello! I'm hoping to speak with former/current Education Dept staff about the Trump admin's new request for college admissions race data & how a shrinking stats/data workforce complicates this. You can reach me securely on Signal @miranda.952 or email miranda.nazzaro@fedscoop.com. Thank you!
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
SCOOP: GSA will launch USAi.gov later today, a new platform for agencies the chance to test out AI models. Models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google & Meta will be available upon launch, w/ more coming later. W/ help from @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/usai-general...
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GSA to unveil USAi, a new tool for federal agencies to experiment with AI models
Models from four major AI firms will be available for immediate testing upon launch. Notably, Elon Musk’s xAI Grok chatbot will not be one of these four.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Two sources told FedScoop that agency workers have received others’ personal data, including Social Security numbers. The issue comes amid broader concerns about security of the packets. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/rif-packets-...
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RIF packets from FDA included sensitive data for other workers, sources say
Two sources told FedScoop that agency workers have received others’ personal data, including Social Security numbers. The issue comes amid broader concerns about security of the packets.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Update: OpenAI will offer its ChatGPT Enterprise product to federal agencies for $1 a year, per agency. Comes as part of the firm's long-term efforts to increase use of the gen AI chatbot in the federal government. @fedscoop.bsky.social Story: fedscoop.com/openai-chatg...
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Federal agencies can buy ChatGPT for $1 through GSA deal
OpenAI said its ChatGPT Enterprise product will be available to the entire federal government workforce at “essentially no cost” for one year.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Anthropic, Google and OpenAI land GSA contract for governmentwide use. GSA officials emphasized the contract aligns with the Trump administration’s new focus on preventing “ideological bias” in AI models. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/gsa-openai-g...
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Anthropic, Google and OpenAI land GSA contract for governmentwide use
GSA officials emphasized the contract aligns with the Trump administration’s new focus on preventing “ideological bias” in AI models.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
News: Civilian fed agencies can now purchase AI products from OpenAI, Google & Anthropic through the GSA's Multiple Award Schedule program. Officials added it aligns w/ Trump admin's focus on preventing "ideological bias" in govt-used models. @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/gsa-openai-g...
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Anthropic, Google and OpenAI land GSA contract for governmentwide use
GSA officials emphasized the contract aligns with the Trump administration’s new focus on preventing “ideological bias” in AI models.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Zach Whitman, the agency’s CAIO and CDO, detailed the vision for GSAi across government and weighed in on whether Grok could be used by federal workers. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social and @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/general-serv...
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GSA is planning to bring its chatbot to the rest of government
Zach Whitman, the agency’s CAIO and CDO, detailed the vision for GSAi across government and weighed in on whether Grok could be used by federal workers.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Trump nominates former private equity executive Edward Forst as GSA administrator via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/robert-forst...
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Trump nominates former private equity executive Edward Forst as GSA administrator
The nomination marks the latest sign of change for the GSA, which was a stronghold for DOGE-aligned staffers earlier this year.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Government coders are studying whether major AI models, including Grok, output hate speech via @rebheilweil.bsky.social and @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/government-c...
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Government coders are studying whether major AI models, including Grok, output hate speech
The General Services Administration is evaluating major AI models based on performance and other metrics, its chief AI officer said in an interview.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“Not only is ‘objectivity’ elusive philosophically," wrote Cato's Matthew Mittelsteadt, "but efforts to technically contain perceived bias have yet to work. If this policy successfully shapes American models, we will lose int'l customers who won’t want models shaped by a foreign gov't’s whims.”
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The Trump admin's focus on stopping "ideological bias" in AI models caught the attention of many in the tech world Wednesday, raising a whole new set of questions for the gov procurement process. Read more for @fedscoop.bsky.social fedscoop.com/vetting-of-i...
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Vetting of ‘ideological bias’ in AI models in new Trump plan stirs confusion
The emphasis on “ideological bias” in the White House’s AI Action Plan is stoking alarm among some tech experts, with one calling it the “biggest error” of the document.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The emphasis on “ideological bias” in the White House’s AI Action Plan is stoking alarm among some tech experts, with one calling it the “biggest error” of the document. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/vetting-of-i...
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Vetting of ‘ideological bias’ in AI models in new Trump plan stirs confusion
The emphasis on “ideological bias” in the White House’s AI Action Plan is stoking alarm among some tech experts, with one calling it the “biggest error” of the document.
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
James Walkinshaw, the likely successor to the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, hopes to continue his former boss's federal IT advocacy while forging his own legacy in the DOGE era Read more from our interview below! @fedscoop.bsky.social @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social
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James Walkinshaw dishes on DOGE, data and continuing Gerry Connolly’s IT legacy
Running for his old boss’s seat in Virginia’s 11th district, Walkinshaw details his tech agenda in an interview with FedScoop.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
GSA acting head says nearly half of agency workforce is using GSAi daily via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/gsa-acting-h...
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GSA acting head says nearly half of agency workforce is using GSAi daily
Stephen Ehikian said agency workers are “using these tools, adopting them, certifying them and also providing them as a shared service across the government.”
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
President Donald Trump has tapped State Department leader Michael Rigas to serve as the General Services Administration’s new acting chief, the agency announced Monday. via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/trump-gsa-ac...
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State Department deputy Michael Rigas named GSA’s acting chief
Stephen Ehikian, who has served in the role on an interim basis since January, will remain at the agency as deputy administrator.
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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
James Walkinshaw dishes on DOGE, data and continuing Gerry Connolly’s IT legacy via @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social fedscoop.com/james-walkin...
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James Walkinshaw dishes on DOGE, data and continuing Gerry Connolly’s IT legacy
Running for his old boss’s seat in Virginia’s 11th district, Walkinshaw details his tech agenda in an interview with FedScoop.
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Talking Biz News @talkingbiznews.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
@mirandanazzaro.bsky.social departs @thehill.com for a new tech reporting opportunity: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/n...
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
NEW: The space community was blindsided by Trump’s pulling of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. One space policy exec told me Trump’s reasoning was “completely bull****” And today, Isaacman didn’t exactly deny his alliance w/ Musk might’ve played a role. thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Hello! I’m Miranda, I cover tech/policy for @thehill.com Hoping to chat w/ staff at NASA on the pulled nom for Jared Isaacman. We can chat securely and anonymously on Signal, would love to hear your thoughts! #nasa #jaredisaacman t.co/5OztFoiiiI
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Democrats hope DOGE baggage will anchor their midterm messaging. Just yesterday, Dems repeatedly invoked Musk during a markup of the tax provisions of the Trump policy bill when denouncing GOP plans to extend Trump's tax cuts. Latest for @thehill thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
First in @thehill.com: Coinbase is calling for an end to the remaining state suits that target the company's staking servings, arguing the holdouts need to "catch up" with the direction at the SEC. thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Coinbase calls for the end of the ‘war on staking’
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is calling for an end to the remaining state lawsuits that target the company’s staking services, arguing the holdouts need to “catch up” with the…
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Musk does damage control mode at Tesla, weighing his focus between the company & DOGE work. Industry observers have mixed opinions on whether his latest assurances to investors will be enough to reverse course for the EV maker. @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/techn...
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Judy Kurtz @judykurtz.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Enjoyed a lively and important conversation alongside my @thehill.com colleague @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social and @carriesheffield.bsky.social as part of the "Gender, Power, and Politics in Character Assassination" panel at @georgemasonu.bsky.social’s fifth annual CARP conference!
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Miranda Nazzaro @mirandanazzaro.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trump offered new details about his plan to create a strategic crypto reserve. At the same time, it sparked a host of new questions over what the reserve will actually look like. Read below for 5 key questions about the plan. @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/techn...
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