Tag Archive: Congressional Visit Day

Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS and Science Act, Bringing Computing Research Advocacy to Capitol Hill


By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications On September 12, 2024, computing researchers participating in CRA’s annual Congressional Visit Day took to Capitol Hill armed with a crucial message: fully fund the CHIPS and Science Act.  This year’s visit day coincided with the release of a letter from six leading computing organizations — the Association for […]

Computing Researchers Make the Case for Computing Research to Lawmakers in Washington


By Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs On September 20, 2023, twenty-two computing researchers from across the country visited Washington, D.C. to make the case for federally funded computing research. The volunteers, traveling from as near as Maryland and North Carolina, and as far away as Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Indiana, participated in over 55 […]