TechCongress

08/13/2020

“Years into my attempt to reach as many students as possible via after-school programs, a colleague introduced me to the world of public policy. I was, perhaps embarrassingly, shocked at the impact it has at the federal level. I was equally shocked to find out it was a world I could possibly work ...

05/05/2020

Listen to the final episode in the TechCongress podcast mini-series! Episode 6 features 2020 Fellow Peter Terpeluk, who is serving with Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD)

This series will follow our newest class of Congressional Innovation Fellows as they make their way to Congress and complete their fellowship. Episode 6 features Peter Terpeluk, who is serving with US

05/01/2020

COVID-19 turned Congress into a remote institution overnight. But it desperately needs better digital infrastructure to function effectively. We've launched a Congressional Digital Service Fellowship to help!

Make change at the highest levels of government. Apply through May 10, 2020. Capitol Hill needs you.

04/30/2020

Meet 2020 Fellow Victoria Houed! Victoria, the founder of BlackByte, worked at Cards Against Humanity before joining TechCongress. She is currently serving with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

“I joined TechCongress to build on my ideas that have been sitting in ideation, and to learn, grow, and be challenged in the process. I'm looking forward to theorizing things like the good and bad avenues in which tech can go, thinking about how we can solve problems within technology preemptively...

04/27/2020

Episode 5 of the TechCongress podcast is out! Learn more about 2020 fellow Jennie Kam, a proud Texan who is serving with the Senate Banking Committee under Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

This series will follow our newest class of Congressional Innovation Fellows as they make their way to Congress and complete their fellowship. Episode 5 features Jennie Kam, who is serving with the Se

04/22/2020

Listen to episode 4 of the TechCongress podcast, which highlights 2020 fellow Victoria Houed, who is the founder of BlackByte and is currently serving with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

This series will follow our newest class of Congressional Innovation Fellows as they make their way to Congress and complete their fellowship. Episode 4 features Victoria Houed, who is serving with Ho

04/21/2020

Meet 2020 Fellow Peter Terpeluk! Peter previously worked at Johnson & Johnson and Google before deciding to come to Capitol Hill. He is currently serving with Senate Majority Whip Senator John Thune

“Six months ago I decided that I wanted to pursue a career closer to the political arena I knew I loved. For the first time in my life, I wanted to be courageous professionally. I was ready to take a pay-cut, move across the country, and change my career trajectory.”

03/20/2020

Social distancing and need a break from the news? Listen to episode 2 of our podcast, which highlights 2020 Fellow John Yaros! John is currently serving on the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

This series will follow our newest class of Congressional Innovation Fellows as they make their way to Congress and complete their fellowship. Episode 2 features John Yaros, whose interest in Fintech

03/10/2020

We’ve made a commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion at TechCongress from day one of the organization. Learn about the diversity metrics at each key stage of our 2020 recruitment.

We’re committed to publishing our diversity metrics after each recruiting cycle.