{"id":127394,"date":"2022-01-09T15:28:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T20:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technical.ly\/?page_id=127394"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:30:11","slug":"dc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technical.ly\/dc\/","title":{"rendered":"DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed5226f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-lexend-deca has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e732c5488d6c48b185a3bfb2f878aa3\">Where DC tech and startups connect. 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company-arlington-economic-development company-loric-games type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/echoes-of-elysium-players-shape-loric-games-new-title\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Arlington studio behind hit Steam title \u2018Echoes of Elysium\u2019 is using player feedback to make it better\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"280510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/echoes-of-elysium-players-shape-loric-games-new-title\/attachment\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1649\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A scene from &amp;#8216;Echoes of Elysium&amp;#8217; by Loric Games (Courtesy)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-1200x773.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/echoes-of-elysium-screenshot-video-game-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/echoes-of-elysium-players-shape-loric-games-new-title\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Arlington studio behind hit Steam title \u2018Echoes of Elysium\u2019 is using player feedback to make it better<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-09T06:45:00-04:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T17:39:50-04:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"280425\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-editors-picks tag-funding tag-software tag-startups tag-youth category-entrepreneurship city-dc type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/startup-investor-matching-software-built-by-dc-high-schooler\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"DC teen builds startup-investor matching software\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-780x585.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-706x530.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"280404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775069460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruhan Khanna, a junior at Sidwell Friends High School in DC, also founded a sportstech startup (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-1200x900.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruhan-khanna-vc-student-dc-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/startup-investor-matching-software-built-by-dc-high-schooler\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">DC teen builds startup-investor matching software<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T06:30:00-04:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T08:22:30-04:00\">April 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"280268\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-government tag-women-in-tech category-workforce city-dc city-virginia series-how-i-got-here type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/former-cisa-official-bridges-government-and-tech\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"This Air Force veteran wants to close the gap between government and tech\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"280259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/1_1_0z3a0298_aidarga-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1809\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760046913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;122&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"toni-benson-air-force-cyber-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Toni Benson is the chair of the women-focused cyber training RISE program at the Cyber Guild. (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-1200x848.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_1_0Z3A0298_aidarga.com_-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/former-cisa-official-bridges-government-and-tech\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">This Air Force veteran wants to close the gap between government and tech<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-02T06:45:00-04:00\">April 2, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-02T06:49:43-04:00\">April 2, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"280140\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-communities tag-coworking tag-events tag-meetups category-workforce city-dc city-virginia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/dc-tech-meetups-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking for tech meetups in DC and Northern VA? There are many \u2014 here\u2019s a guide.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"265763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-coders-federal-comment-spam\/attachment\/img_7555-2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753548514&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0196078431373&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"civic-tech-hackathon-2025-dc-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Civic Tech DC is one of the many meetups in the region, hosting hackathons and collaborative project nights. (Kaela Roeder\/Technical.ly)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-1200x900.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7555-2-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/dc-tech-meetups-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Looking for tech meetups in DC and Northern VA? There are many \u2014 here\u2019s a guide.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T06:30:00-04:00\">March 30, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-29T15:06:36-04:00\">March 29, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"280059\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-autonomous-tech tag-funding category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia series-money-moves type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/aerovironment-acquires-esaero-200-m-deal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arlington\u2019s AeroVironment inks $200M acquisition to boost drone manufacturing\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-scaled-449.912126538x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"241841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/aerovironment-defense-tech-dc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AeroVironment is headquartered in Arlington. (Courtesy)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AeroVironment-defense-tech-dc-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/aerovironment-acquires-esaero-200-m-deal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Arlington\u2019s AeroVironment inks $200M acquisition to boost drone manufacturing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-26T06:00:00-04:00\">March 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T17:37:52-04:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279799\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-data-centers tag-startups tag-venture-capital category-entrepreneurship city-virginia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/data-center-energy-startup-claros-30m-seed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Claros raises $30M for tech to make data centers more energy efficient\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-780x585.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-706x530.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/claros-ivr-macro\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Claros-IVR-product-DC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Claros is developing data center efficiency tech to transfer power directly to chips in servers. (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-1200x900.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Claros-IVR-Macro-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/data-center-energy-startup-claros-30m-seed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Claros raises $30M for tech to make data centers more energy efficient<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-19T12:45:00-04:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-19T12:46:22-04:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279720\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-government tag-funding category-civics city-dc city-national company-congress type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/sbir-reauthorization-house-vote-startup-grants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2128\" height=\"1554\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"House vote puts SBIR funding for startups back on track after months of uncertainty\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal.jpg 2128w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-1200x876.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-410.810810811x300.jpg 410w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-2048x1496.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-220x161.jpg 220w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"254165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/startups\/r-d-tax-change-reversal-startups\/attachment\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2128,1554\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"us-capitol-dome-horizontal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;US Capitol dome, Washington DC (Carol M. Highsmith\/Library of Congress)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal-1200x876.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/us-capitol-dome-horizontal.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/sbir-reauthorization-house-vote-startup-grants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">House vote puts SBIR funding for startups back on track after months of uncertainty<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-17T16:45:00-04:00\">March 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-17T16:55:53-04:00\">March 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279653\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-economic-development tag-editors-picks tag-explainer tag-municipal-government category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-national city-virginia company-arlington-economic-development type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/explained-what-are-innovation-districts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Explained: What are innovation districts and who do they help?\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/explained-what-are-innovation-districts\/attachment\/c-sam-kittner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sam Kittner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;C.SAM KITTNER&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696460995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Sam Kittner&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;C.SAM KITTNER&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DC&amp;#8217;s new National IQ innovation district encompasses National Landing (C. Sam Kittner\/National Landing)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/national-landing-arlington-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/explained-what-are-innovation-districts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Explained: What are innovation districts and who do they help?\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-17T06:45:00-04:00\">March 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-19T11:18:53-04:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-grad-1-gradient-background has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6388d5dc\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-2 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default has-text-align-left has-text-color has-white-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"127394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>reallist 2025 honorees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279070\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-featured-reallist tag-startups category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia series-reallist series-reallist-startups type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/reallist-startups-2026-dc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"20 of DC\u2019s most promising young companies: RealLIST Startups 2026\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc-706x530.jpg 706w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reallist-startups-2026-dc.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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Johns Hopkins debate attendees overwhelmingly say no\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-780x585.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-706x530.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/yang-hughes-debate-ai-jobs-johns-hopkins\/attachment\/img_9408-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1772051181&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"andrew-yang-chris-hughes-hopkins-debate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Andrew Yang and Chris Hughes debated whether or not AI would make work obsolete at a recent Johns Hopkins event. (Kaela Roeder\/Technical.ly) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-1200x900.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9408-1-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/yang-hughes-debate-ai-jobs-johns-hopkins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Will AI eliminate work? Johns Hopkins debate attendees overwhelmingly say no<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279041\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ai tag-education category-civics city-dc series-how-i-got-here type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-public-library-chelsea-kirkland-how-i-got-here\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meet the coordinator behind DC Public Library\u2019s AI literacy push\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-1200x774.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-465.11627907x300.jpg 465w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-1536x991.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-220x142.jpg 220w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"269648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/workforce\/ai-upskilling-cohort-dc-workforce\/attachment\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1290\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chelsea Kirkland is the digital inclusion coordinator at the DC Public Library. (Courtesy Rebecca Ferguson-Ondrey)  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc-1200x774.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chelsea-kirkland-dcpl-ai-cohort-dc.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-public-library-chelsea-kirkland-how-i-got-here\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Meet the coordinator behind DC Public Library\u2019s AI literacy push<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278815\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ai tag-partnerships tag-startups category-civics city-dc city-virginia company-arlington-economic-development company-leidos type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/leidos-trustible-ai-governance-automation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A new Leidos-Trustible tool aims to cut AI approvals from weeks to hours\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-706x530.jpg 706w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/leidos-trustible-ai-governance-automation\/attachment\/unnamed-1-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gerald-kierce-trustible-leidos-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Trustible cofounder and CEO Gerald Kierce (right) moderates a Northern Virginia Tech Council panel including Leidos AI strategy and governance VP Geoffrey Schaefer (second from right). (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-1200x900.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/leidos-trustible-ai-governance-automation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A new Leidos-Trustible tool aims to cut AI approvals from weeks to hours<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278647\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ai tag-municipal-government category-civics city-dc type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-mandates-generative-ai\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"DC just made generative AI training mandatory for every city worker\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-mandates-generative-ai\/attachment\/dc-ai-learning-hub\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1993\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (10th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770900944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dc-ai-learning-hub\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The InnovateUS hub for DC (Screenshot)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-1200x934.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dc-ai-learning-hub-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/dc-mandates-generative-ai\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">DC just made generative AI training mandatory for every city worker<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-4 colgap-3 show-image image-alignbehind ts-2 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"127394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>latest Federal Government news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279474\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-government tag-funding tag-startups category-entrepreneurship city-dc type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 0vh; padding-top: 0vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/siid-technologies-startup-shuts-down-legaltech\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A DC founder built tech for public defenders. Federal cuts undermined it.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-780x585.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-706x530.jpeg 706w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/siid-technologies-startup-shuts-down-legaltech\/attachment\/1772809554700\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eri-odiah-siid-shutdown-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eri O&amp;#8217;Diah created the DC startup SIID Technologies, a legaltech firm streamlining discovery processes. (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700-1200x900.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772809554700.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/siid-technologies-startup-shuts-down-legaltech\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A DC founder built tech for public defenders. Federal cuts undermined it.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278516\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-defensetech tag-editors-picks tag-federal-government tag-venture-capital category-civics city-dc city-maryland city-virginia company-paypal company-squadra-ventures company-white-house type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 0vh; padding-top: 0vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-security-startups-vc-surge\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The national security startup boom is real \u2014 and complicated\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-security-startups-vc-surge\/attachment\/airpower-after-sunset-during-114th-fw-night-operations\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;114th Fighter Wing&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Staff Sgts. Tyler Casanova, left, and Skyler Dick, both aircraft electricians with the 114th Maintenance Squadron, service a temperature control unit on a F-16 Fighting Falcon during night flying operations at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Aug. 21, 2025. Night operations keep 114th Fighter Wing Airmen current on required procedures and sustain readiness to defend the homeland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Luke Olson)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755748800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Public Domain&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;129&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Airpower after sunset during 114th FW night operations&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Airpower after sunset during 114th FW night operations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;(Courtesy Dept. of War) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-1200x800.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/airforce-dept-war-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-security-startups-vc-surge\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The national security startup boom is real \u2014 and complicated<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278183\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-government tag-funding tag-venture-capital category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia series-money-moves company-appian company-cvent type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 0vh; padding-top: 0vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/ressio-series-a-dc-startup-construction-management\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"DC startup Ressio lands $8.75 million for AI construction management software\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/ressio-series-a-dc-startup-construction-management\/attachment\/np_construction-workers-silhouette-on-roof-of-building_0ld6jp_standard_photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"construction-workers-roof\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/np_Construction-Workers-Silhouette-on-Roof-of-Building_0Ld6jP_standard_photo-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/ressio-series-a-dc-startup-construction-management\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">DC startup Ressio lands $8.75 million for AI construction management software<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"277306\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ai tag-federal-government tag-funding category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia company-arlington-economic-development type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 0vh; padding-top: 0vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/interos-supply-chain-arlington-funding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"This AI company will outline supply chain management suggestions for the feds and Fortune 1000 firms\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"277307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/interos-supply-chain-arlington-funding\/attachment\/f-16-night-training-at-joe-foss-field\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;114th Fighter Wing&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, takes off from Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Dec. 16, 2025, during night flying operations. Night training prepares aircrews to safely execute missions across a range of visibility and weather conditions. (South Dakota Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Luke Olson)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765861200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Public Domain&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;F-16 Night Training at Joe Foss Field&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"plane-dept-war-night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off in South Dakota. (Courtesy Department of War) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-1200x800.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plane-department-of-war-night-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/interos-supply-chain-arlington-funding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">This AI company will outline supply chain management suggestions for the feds and Fortune 1000 firms<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-article-jobs\"><section id=\"widget__jobs_69e52f1f98ae5\" class=\"widget__jobs\"><\/section>\r\n\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t(function() {\r\n\t\t\t\tvar attempts = 0;\r\n\t\t\t\tvar maxAttempts = 100;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction initJobsFeed() {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tattempts++;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif (typeof WidgetJobs !== \"undefined\" && typeof ReactDOM !== \"undefined\" && typeof React !== \"undefined\") {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReactDOM.render(React.createElement(WidgetJobs, {city:\"dc\"}), document.getElementById(\"widget__jobs_69e52f1f98ae5\"));\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif (attempts < maxAttempts) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(initJobsFeed, 100);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar container = document.getElementById(\"widget__jobs_69e52f1f98ae5\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (container) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.innerHTML = \"<p>Jobs feed temporarily unavailable. <a href=\\\"\/jobs\/\\\">Visit our jobs board<\/a>.<\/p>\";\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tif (document.readyState === \"loading\") {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", initJobsFeed);\r\n\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tinitJobsFeed();\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t})();\r\n\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:10rem;padding-left:10rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b027d2f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f638d174be2188f21e8409ee0aca6b00\">DC&#8217;s Startup Tracker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2587b37d30a331db88fc1935b12cae8e\"><strong>What\u2019s a startup\u2019s potential for growth and impact on its community \u2014 and how does that change over time? 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Here\u2019s what Agora is doing about it.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/agora-initiative-dc-female-founders-spring-2026\/attachment\/agora-initiative-winners\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"agora-initiative-winners\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Winners at an Agora Initiative pitch competition (Courtesy)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners-1200x800.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agora-initiative-winners.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/agora-initiative-dc-female-founders-spring-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In DC, the first check is still the hardest. Here\u2019s what Agora is doing about it.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The winning startup in a spring pitch competition for female-founded companies gets $10,000 and entry into a community. Applications are open March 9\u201331.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/lisathrockmorton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Lisa Throckmorton\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lisa-throckmorton.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/lisathrockmorton\/\">Lisa Throckmorton<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-10T15:30:00-04:00\">March 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-10T16:36:43-04:00\">March 10, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"279371\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-accelerators tag-economic-development category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia series-power-moves type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/fairfax-county-eda-leader-search\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fairfax economic development leader leaving for the private sector\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"279372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/fairfax-county-eda-leader-search\/attachment\/victorhoskins-17-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Emily Campos 2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"victor-hoskins-fairfax-dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Victor Hoskins is departing from the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VictorHoskins-17-scaled-1.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/fairfax-county-eda-leader-search\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fairfax economic development leader leaving for the private sector\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plus, Alexandria is launching a new accelerator for high-growth industries (applications now open), Boeing is moving back to Missouri and more power moves. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T06:15:00-05:00\">March 6, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T07:03:31-05:00\">March 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278689\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-books tag-dei tag-workplace-culture category-civics city-dc type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/how-equality-wins-dei-book-nyu-law\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018How Equality Wins\u2019 offers a playbook for continuing workplace diversity programs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/how-equality-wins-dei-book-nyu-law\/attachment\/how-equality-wins-book-featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-equality-wins-book-featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;How Equality Wins&amp;#8221; is the second book by NYU Law professors Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/how-equality-wins-book-featured-scaled.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/how-equality-wins-dei-book-nyu-law\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018How Equality Wins\u2019 offers a playbook for continuing workplace diversity programs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> DEI has become a polarizing term, but lawyers encourage corporate leaders to keep up fairness and equality-focused practices. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T06:00:00-05:00\">February 16, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-14T08:46:39-05:00\">February 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278604\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-defensetech tag-ecosystem-building tag-editors-picks category-civics city-dc city-virginia company-amazon company-arlington-economic-development type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-innovation-quarter-northern-virginia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northern Virginia bets on new \u2018National IQ\u2019 district to speed innovation\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"278608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-innovation-quarter-northern-virginia\/attachment\/c-sam-kittner-3013463534\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sam Kittner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;C.SAM KITTNER     3013463534&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760051556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Sam Kittner&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;C.SAM KITTNER     3013463534&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"national-landing-northern-virginia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;National Landing encompasses  Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard in Arlington and Alexandria. (Courtesy) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner-1200x800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Met-Park_National-Landing-4_Photo-by-Sam-Kittner.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/civics\/national-innovation-quarter-northern-virginia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Northern Virginia bets on new \u2018National IQ\u2019 district to speed innovation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stretching across Arlington and Alexandra, the initiative aims to connect leaders across sectors. It already counts Northrop Grumman and SAIC as partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar for Kaela Roeder\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaela-roeder-headshot-2025-e1773428116222.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/author\/kaelaroeder\/\">Kaela Roeder<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-11T18:00:00-05:00\">February 11, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T08:06:15-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"278436\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-funding tag-startups tag-transportation category-entrepreneurship city-dc city-virginia company-arlington-economic-development company-genlogs type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/entrepreneurship\/genlogs-60-m-series-b-truck-ai\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"GenLogs lands $60 million to boost truck-tracking AI platform, plans to double headcount\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/technical.ly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/np_Truck-Driver-Gets-out-of-His-Parked-White-Cab-Over-Truck._bxqMGB_standard_photo-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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