Why Engineers Should Brave Capitol Hill
When San Antonio–based software engineer Nikhil Jathar first went to Washington, D.C., to advocate for federal support for technology education and research funding, he was in awe of the opportunity. It was spring of 2025, not long after Jathar settled in the United States from India, when he got a

Congress needs accurate technical insights
Lucas Laursen is the technology policy editor at IEEE Spectrum.
During this year’s Congressional Visits Day, Nikhil Jathar [second from left] and three other IEEE members met with Nile Whitmore [middle], a legislative assistant for Representative Greg Casar (D-Texas).
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