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Focusing on Minority Fellowships on Capitol Hill
Announcing the 2018 class of Congressional Innovation Fellows!
Want to work in Public Interest Tech? Start here.
Technical.ly: This fellowship program brings tech knowledge to Congress
FedScoop: Congress needs more tech expertise. This fellowship is trying to help out.
GovConExecutive: TechCongress Seeks Applications for 2018 Congressional Innovation Fellowship
NextGov: Congress is Looking for a Few Good Techies
NextGov writes about the Congressional need for technical talent and the Congressional Innovation Fellows application opening.
Applications for 2018 are now open!
CyberScoop: Wyden urges DHS to adopt secure email authentication protocol
Meet Andres Bascumbe
I could create a long list of the reasons that I was motivated to join the TechCongress. At the very top of that list is my first-hand experience working for a Member of Congress and attempting to develop and promote policy with individuals (including myself at times) that had limited technical experience. This illustrated, to me, the criticality of TechCongress’ mission.
What We Learned: The 2016 Fellowship
Politico Influence: Andres Bascumbe is joining TechCongress
The Intercept: CONGRESS TO GET MORE MONEY TO SCRUTINIZE GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE AND SPIES
The Intercept reports that the House Intelligence Committee lacks the funding to hire sufficient staff to conduct investigations.
Meet the Fellows: Chris Soghoian
Meet the Fellows: Sunmin Kim
Meet the Fellows: Joel Usher
Three in the Senate, one in the House. Here's where our 2017 fellows are now serving in Congress
The Intercept: Congress May Lack Technical Expertise To Properly Investigate Russian Hacking
The Intercept writes about the congressional capacity to investigate Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
