New initiatives on Challenge.gov are finding fresh ways to foster student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) early in students' educational careers, as well as create a talent pipeline for the future workforce. For instance, recognizing the need to expand the reach of coding and computer science training, the U.S. House of Representatives last year launched the
Congressional App Challenge (CAC) in which 169 members of Congress from 42 states hosted app competition
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