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Oct 20, 2026
Beau WoodsGUEST
that they're able to actually translate on their own.
Beau WoodsGUEST
And there's some other programs that have helped tremendously with that, like Tech Congress.
Beau WoodsGUEST
So Tech Congress takes mid-tier technical professionals, not necessarily cybersecurity, but mid-tier technical professionals, and puts them in a one-year residency within a congressional office.
Beau WoodsGUEST
Absolutely fantastic.
Beau WoodsGUEST
And it has dramatically increased the tech IQ amongst congressional staffers and members themselves.
SophiaHOST
Mm.
Sam HammondGUEST
Uh, there's places like Horizon, uh, AAAS, Tech Congress, where we've sort of ...
Sam HammondGUEST
Places that have sort of cultivated networks of young and technical talent to go work in Congress, go work in the administration for a stint, and beef up the, the situational awareness.
SophiaHOST
Yeah.
Francesca de Quesada CoveyMODERATOR
Thank you both for bringing that point up.
Francesca de Quesada CoveyMODERATOR
At Knight Foundation, we recently did a follow-on investment to an organization called Tech Congress that helps to make sure that you have people in Congress working for members of Congress that are technology experts to inform their work.
Francesca de Quesada CoveyMODERATOR
And our extension is now to state and city governments.
Francesca de Quesada CoveyMODERATOR
We always talk about the education to small businesses, to entrepreneurs.