Amid the Facebook hearing, Roll Call publishes a piece on the need to foster projects like TechCongress.
Roll Call - Tech Fellowship Expands After Embarrassing Facebook Hearing
Recruiting now (and growing)
From now until Sunday, September 9th, we’re recruiting for our fourth class of Congressional Innovation Fellows. We started in 2015 with two fellows, and have grown incrementally since. This year, we’re growing again, recruiting for up to ten fellows to serve in Congress for one year beginning in January 2019.
FWC- New ideas for an old institution
FCW covers how Travis Moore brought TechCongress to life and shares the members of the Class of 2018.
Why I joined the TechCongress Team: Jamie Sternlicht
With my last company, there were times where government helped and times where government hindered our ability to innovate. It wasn’t surprising to me when earlier this month The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a report saying that overly risk averse FAA regulations are stifling innovation in the drone industry.
Why I joined the TechCongress Team: Katherine Pratt
Katherine is an MIT-educated aerospace engineer. She served for four years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, primarily as an engineer working on operational readiness of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. As a PhD student in electrical engineering, Pratt is currently studying the security, ethics, and policy of brain computer interfaces.
What We Learned: Fellowship Orientation 2018
We think it’s important to equip our fellows with the information and expertise necessary to thrive as a congressional staffer. We invest in each of our fellows to give them the skills that the average staffer compiles over time.
FWC- Bid to revive Capitol Hill tech office fails
FCW quotes our Founder Travis Moore’s on Congress’ failure to revive the Office of Technology Assessment.
Announcing the Inaugural Congressional Innovation Scholar: Katherine Pratt
Katherine is an MIT-educated aerospace engineer. She served for four years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, primarily as an engineer working on operational readiness of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. As a PhD student in electrical engineering, Pratt is currently studying the security, ethics, and policy of brain computer interfaces.
2017 Fellow Reflections: Maurice Turner
Meet the Fellows: Robbie Narang
HBR - The U.S. Needs a New Paradigm for Data Governance
2017 Fellow Reflections: Sunmin Kim
Meet the Fellows: James Gimbi
Meet the Fellows: Collin Anderson
Meet the Fellows: Bukky Adebayo
Measuring Diversity: A look at how we're doing
What We Learned: Tech Tools for Startups
Where our Fellows Landed in Congress!
Congressional Innovation Scholars: Now Recruiting
Our goal is to find a handful of students— Master’s or PhD’s— that want to help us build this program in Congress. Just like our other fellows, we’ll place them on the Hill, in high-impact offices, working on issues ranging from investigating the security of our elections, to proposing standards for medical device safety.
