# In the News ## October 19, 2017 ### [Op-Ed: “The hunt for HQ2: Tech growth is not some get-rich-quick scheme”](/content/news/in-the-news/op-ed-the-hunt-for-hq2-tech-growth-is-not-some-get-rich-quick-scheme/index.html) 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... Tags: [jobs](/content/tag/jobs/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## August 11, 2017 ### [“Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class on WUSA9”](/content/news/in-the-news/software-orgs-girls-who-code-class-on-wusa9-2/index.html) 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.”... Tags: [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## August 11, 2017 ### [Graduation: Congratulations to Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class of 2017](/content/events/graduation-congratulations-to-software-orgs-girls-who-code-class-of-2017/index.html) 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... Tags: [education](/content/tag/education/index.html), [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## August 08, 2017 ### [“High school girls see future in STEM after summer of coding”](/content/news/in-the-news/high-school-girls-see-future-in-stem-after-summer-of-coding/index.html) 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... Tags: [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## July 27, 2017 ### [“Girls Who Code Hackathon”](/content/news/in-the-news/girls-who-code-hackathon/index.html) 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.”... Tags: [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## July 26, 2017 ### [“An Inside Look at a Local Girls Who Code Classroom: ‘We Are Going to Change the World.’”](/content/news/in-the-news/an-inside-look-at-a-local-girls-who-code-classroom-we-are-going-to-change-the-world/index.html) 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... Tags: [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## July 26, 2017 ### [“Coding for Congress: 2017 Congressional Hackathon”](/content/news/in-the-news/coding-for-congress-2017-congressional-hackathon/index.html) 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.”... Tags: [Girls Who Code](/content/tag/girls-who-code/index.html), [STEM](/content/tag/stem/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## July 12, 2017 ### [“Industry report says IoT security is ‘shared responsibility’”](/content/news/in-the-news/industry-report-says-iot-security-is-shared-responsibility/index.html) 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... Tags: [cybersecurity](/content/tag/cybersecurity/index.html), [workforce](/content/tag/workforce/index.html) ## May 16, 2017 ### [“Smart infrastructure’s cyber vulnerabilities”](/content/news/in-the-news/smart-infrastructures-cyber-vulnerabilities/index.html) 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. Tags: [cybersecurity](/content/tag/cybersecurity/index.html), [infrastructure](/content/tag/infrastructure/index.html) ## May 16, 2017 ### [“Digital Life: Software group says coders can save money, improve bridges, roads, airports”](/content/news/in-the-news/digital-life-software-group-says-coders-can-save-money-improve-bridges-roads-airports/index.html) 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.