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Tech Reporter

Nihal Krishan

Nihal Krishan is a technology reporter for FedScoop. He came to the publication from The Washington Examiner where he was a Big Tech Reporter, and previously covered the tech industry at Mother Jones and Global Competition Review.

In addition to tech policy, he has also covered national politics with a focus on the economy and campaign finance. His work has been published in the Boston Globe, USA TODAY, HuffPost, and the Arizona Republic, and he has appeared on NPR, SiriusXM, and PBS Arizona. Krishan is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School for Journalism.

You can reach him at nihal.krishan@fedscoop.com.

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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to a staff member before the start of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on oversight of credit reporting agencies, on Capitol Hill April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing featured testimony from leaders of the three largest national credit reporting agencies. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats push for IRS free file service, citing bipartisan demand from taxpayers

Policy

USPTO Headquarters, Alexandria, VA — The interior of the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2019. (Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons)

US Patent and Trademark Office data leak exposed 61K private addresses

Cyber

House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) (L) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) question Special Counsel John Durham during a committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congressional AI proponent Ted Lieu pushes back on ChatGPT restrictions placed by House administrative office

Policy

Login.gov — Signs inside the 18F headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

House Oversight leaders call for additional evidence in Login.gov scandal

Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: Gavin Kenneally, Chief Executive Officer at Ghost Robotics speaks as Vision 60 UGV walks in during a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Ghost Robotics CEO: Robot dogs could save lives at US borders

Emerging Tech

Sen. Chuck Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

Sen. Schumer introduces AI policy framework, calls for ‘comprehensive legislation’

Policy

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Garland took questions on the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigations including the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capital. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Congress seeks creation of regulatory AI commission with new bill

Policy

Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (House OGR Flickr)

Government could save over $100B by reducing big overlaps, duplications, watchdog finds

Modernization

APRIL 11, 2023, WASHINGTON D.C. — Department of Justice Chief Information Officer Melinda Rogers speaks at the CrowdStrike Government Summit.

Justice Department exploring generative AI to overhaul IT service desk

Policy