JAN. 23, 2023 — Screens display the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images). Congress gets 40 ChatGPT Plus licenses to start experimenting with generative AI The House of Representatives' digital service has already distributed the licenses among lawmakers' offices. Apr 24, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
The US Capitol on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) TechCongress to place 120 more technologists with lawmakers The initiative will use a new $2.5 million grant from the Knight Foundation to embed the experts. May 31, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) House Digital Services team expected to launch this summer Improving the ability of lawmakers to interact remotely with their constituents remains a key bipartisan priority. Mar 18, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) Coronavirus pandemic amplifies urgency for a Congressional Digital Service TechCongress launched a Congressional Digital Service fellowship, saying that the urgency for a team of talented technologists in Congress is at an all-time high. Apr 30, 2020 By Billy Mitchell
(Getty Images) TechCongress welcomes new innovation fellows to Capitol Hill Six new fellows join the growing program. Jan 13, 2020 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
A Senate corridor in the U.S. Capitol Building. (Getty Images) Here’s where to find tech expertise within congressional offices The 2019 TechCongress fellows are spread across the House and the Senate, in member offices and on committee staffs. Apr 10, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
The Government Accountability Office in D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier) GAO creates new team to ‘enhance and expand’ science and technology work The Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics team is a "more prominent" home for the congressional agency's federal tech audits and assessments. Jan 30, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Evo Flash / Flickr) New TechCongress fellows come from industry, defense and government tech roles It's the fellowship's biggest class to date. Dec 11, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) TechCongress gets $1M from the Knight Foundation to bring tech expertise to Capitol Hill The program hopes to expand to 16 fellows by 2020. Nov 2, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
Capitol Hill. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier) Tech fellows provide value for members of Congress — but is it enough? There's a "dawning awareness" of the importance of tech skills in Congress. Aug 10, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier