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Her reporting has included the tracking of artificial intelligence governance from the White House and Congress, as well as modernization efforts across the federal government. Caroline was previously an editorial fellow for Scoop News Group, writing for FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. She earned her bachelor’s in media and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after transferring from the University of Mississippi.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-with-ads"> <div class="grid-with-ads__main"> <h2 class="grid-with-ads__title archive-title archive-title--inline">Articles by Author</h2> <div id="taxonomy-author-items" class="grid-with-ads__grid"> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/doge-sessions-gsa-staff-probationary-terminations/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg 6000w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Protestors of Elon Musk and DOGE gather outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/doge-sessions-gsa-staff-probationary-terminations/"> DOGE ‘touch-base’ sessions with GSA staff preceded probationary terminations, source says </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/tech/">Tech</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/gsa-looks-to-terminate-probationary-employees/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="243" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?w=243" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=768,538 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=1024,718 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=1536,1076 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=2048,1435 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=600,420 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=240,168 240w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=481,337 481w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=963,675 963w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/05/GettyImages-143129950-scaled.jpg?resize=1203,843 1203w" sizes="(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The U.S. General Services Administration headquarters is seen April 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/gsa-looks-to-terminate-probationary-employees/"> GSA looks to terminate probationary employees </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/workforce/">Workforce</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/trump-order-agency-hiring-doge-leads-personnel/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198395625.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Elon Musk puts his son on his shoulders as he joins President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative.” (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/trump-order-agency-hiring-doge-leads-personnel/"> Trump order limits agency hiring, puts DOGE leads in decision-making roles </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/policy/">Policy</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/jay-obernolte-codify-nairr-establish-ai-committee/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="228" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?w=228" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=768,573 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=600,448 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=225,168 225w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=452,337 452w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2064225069.jpg?resize=905,675 905w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) speaks during a House hearing on Oct. 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/jay-obernolte-codify-nairr-establish-ai-committee/"> California Republican looks to codify NAIRR, establish select committee on AI </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/policy/">Policy</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/lawsuit-doge-access-education-department-data/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A view of the entrance of Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/lawsuit-doge-access-education-department-data/"> Student group asks federal court to halt DOGE access to Education Department data </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/federal/">Federal</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/opm-asks-agencies-to-identify-career-positions-low-performing-employees/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="244" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?w=244" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg 1920w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=768,534 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1024,712 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1536,1068 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=600,417 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=242,168 242w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=485,337 485w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=971,675 971w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1212,843 1212w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/opm-asks-agencies-to-identify-career-positions-low-performing-employees/"> OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/workforce/">Workforce</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/house-republicans-block-subpoena-elon-musk-doge/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg 6000w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Federal workers and their supporters gather outside the Treasury Department on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., to protest Elon Musk and DOGE’s takeover of federal systems. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/house-republicans-block-subpoena-elon-musk-doge/"> House Republicans block Democratic effort to subpoena Elon Musk over DOGE’s access to government data </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/tech/">Tech</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/usaid-workers-government-phones-disconnected/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="227" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?w=227" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg 4032w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=224,168 224w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=449,337 449w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/IMG_6376.jpg?resize=1124,843 1124w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Democratic lawmakers speak during a rally outside USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo by Caroline Nihill) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/usaid-workers-government-phones-disconnected/"> Across the world, USAID workers’ government phones are being disconnected </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/workforce/">Workforce</a> </span> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/opm-guidance-schedule-policy-career-schedule-f-trump-order/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="170" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/01/GettyImages-1953917805.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – JANUARY 22: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump signs autographs and shakes hands with supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in the basement ballroom of The Margate Resort on January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire. 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