October 19, 2017
Op-Ed: “The hunt for HQ2: Tech growth is not some get-rich-quick scheme”
Washington Examiner, October 19, 2017. By Chris Hopfensperger “What if we could replicate the frenzy over Amazon’s HQ2 into a frenzy over STEM education, workforce development and technical training, and broadband access?” Read More >>> Original Posting: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-hunt-for-hq2-tech-growth-is-not-some-get-rich-quick-scheme/article/2638055...
August 11, 2017
“Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class on WUSA9”
WUSA9, August 11, 2017. From Chris Hopfensperger: “We think the tech workforce should look like tech users. These women are really the future of coding; they’re the future of the software industry.”...
August 11, 2017
Graduation: Congratulations to Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class of 2017
On August 9, students from the Software.org and Salesforce.org classrooms gathered at Georgetown’s Healey Family Student Center with their teachers and family members for an exciting evening: the Girls Who Code graduation. The ceremony began with a welcome from the Girls Who Code teaching staff...
August 08, 2017
“High school girls see future in STEM after summer of coding”
EdScoop, August 8, 2017. “There are more relaxing ways for high schoolers to spend their summers, but I can’t think of any that would be more fulfilling,” Chris Hopfensperger, executive director of Software.org, said in an interview with EdScoop. “Anything we can do to help...
July 27, 2017
DCW50, July 27, 2017. From Stephanie, Girls Who Code student from the Software.org classroom: “Coding is the future of computer science and I want to learn how to code so I can make a difference in the future.”...
July 26, 2017
“An Inside Look at a Local Girls Who Code Classroom: ‘We Are Going to Change the World.’”
DCInno, July 26, 2017. "'I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that Girls Who Code is one of our favorite things to do over the course of the year,' [Chris] Hopfensperger said. 'We talk a lot in D.C. about the importance...
July 26, 2017
“Coding for Congress: 2017 Congressional Hackathon”
Medium, July 26, 2017. “For the second year in a row, Quorum teamed up with Girls Who Code to host the 2017 Congressional Hackathon, sponsored by the Software.org: the BSA Foundation and AT&T.”...
July 12, 2017
“Industry report says IoT security is ‘shared responsibility’”
Inside Cybersecurity, July 12, 2017. “Internet of Things developers, users and governments should follow well-known cybersecurity best practices to ensure the IoT is protected from cyber threats, a new report by Software.org: the BSA Foundation, says, calling IoT security a ‘shared responsibility’ between industry, government...
May 16, 2017
“Smart infrastructure’s cyber vulnerabilities”
Axios, May 16, 2017. "'This is a teachable moment for the lesson that computer and device security are vitally important on a global scale, and it should underscore a range of well-known security best practices,'d" [Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director of Software.org: the BSA Foundation] said."...
May 16, 2017
“Digital Life: Software group says coders can save money, improve bridges, roads, airports”
The Kansas City Star, May 16, 2017. “If we are to meet our infrastructure challenges, we need to seize upon what may be software’s greatest untapped potential — its ability to fundamentally expand what our infrastructure can achieve,” the report [from Software.org] said....