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Free and Low Cost Online Cybersecurity Learning Content — Get Started Now
GAITHERSBURG, MD — During this unusual time in our lives, many of us find we want to improve our knowledge, skills or even prepare for new career opportunities. If you […]
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Blacks in Cybersecurity host Winter Summit 2020
ARLINGTON, VA — Building upon 2019’s inaugural year, this year’s convening of Blacks in Cybersecurity (BIC) Winter Summit 2020 at Marymount University provided an excellent venue with workshops for very […]
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CES 2020 Wraps: Ai and 5G Define the Future of Innovation
World’s largest tech event unveils innovation that will solve global problems LAS VEGAS — CES® 2020 wrapped today, following a week filled with over 20,000 product debuts unveiling the future […]
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Implementing Diversity from the Top
LAS VEGAS, NV — Chief diversity officers (CDOs) from internationally-recognized brands in tech shared their best practices during CES® – the world’s largest and most influential tech event – for […]
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BDPA Memphis Welcomes new Computer Science Graduates to Industry
MEMPHIS, TN — BDPA Memphis Student Members graduated this week with Computer Science Degrees from the University of Memphis. Other BDPA Student Members not only graduated with Computer Science Degrees, […]
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Amazon’s Future Engineer Program funds High School Computer Science Courses
Jeff Bezos visits Dunbar High School in Washington,D.C. Amazon launches Future Engineer Program
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Cyber Students attend Youth Conference of Network Defenders
COLUMBIA, MD — Student Members from National BDPA’s Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. Chapters attended a regional Youth Conference of Network Defenders (Y-CND) with other area students at DreamPort, a […]
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BDPA South Region: Moving On Up!
NASHVILLE, TN — MOVING ON UP! National BDPA South Region Member Spotlight — Mr. Lancelot DaSilva by Judy Y. Lane In the summer of 2005, Lancelot was a member of […]
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Norton’s New Bill Encourages U.S. Government to Increase Minority and Women-Owned Media participation in Advertising Contracts
WASHINGTON — On May 8, 2019, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) formally introduced a bill that she and others hope will help to stop federal agencies from overlooking Black-, other […]
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Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband becomes world’s first commercial 5G network to work with 5G smartphones
NEW YORK – Verizon officially turned on its 5G Ultra Wideband network in select areas of Minneapolis and Chicago a week ahead of schedule. For the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G […]
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Experts: Collaboration Needed to Diversify Tech Workforce
by Dr. LaMont Jones WASHINGTON – America’s tech industry needs greater diversity, equity and inclusion, and achieving those goals depends in large part on the ability of educational institutions, governments, […]
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APL’s Chief of Intelligent Systems Weighs in on Artificial Intelligence
BALTIMORE, MD—As chief of the Intelligent Systems Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, Ashley Llorens is at the nexus of efforts to develop a technology […]
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03.01.19 — 03.31.19 | Women’s History Month
Where are they now — who remembers BDPA’s young coder and 2009 High School Coding Competition (HSCC) alumna from South Carolina who won a full Naval ROTC Scholarship to Duke […]
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2019 Black Engineer of the Year Awards and Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Career Communications Group (CCG), producer of the BEYA STEM Conference, an annual event hosted by CCG’s Black Engineer magazine, announced Anthony “Tony” Mitchell (right) as the 33rd Black Engineer […]
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CES 2019 unveils Industry’s latest transformative technologies
LAS VEGAS, NV — CES® 2019 opened this week, unveiling the latest transformative technologies that will redefine industries. LG Electronics President and CTO Dr. I.P. Park kicked off the first […]
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Tech Industry seeks more Black Coders
SEATTLE, WA — For years there have been programs designed to get more girls involved in tech careers, but Microsoft noticed an urgent need to step up industry’s support for […]
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40-Year milestones marked by celebrations with Small Business, Academia, and Public Sector Executives
WASHINGTON, D.C. — BDPA Members, ICT Industry Mission-Partners, and Small Business executives visited Samsung’s Solutions Center during a 40th anniversary celebration and Holiday Soirée at 700 Penn in Washington, D.C. […]
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Tech Titans honored during Washington’s 40th Anniversary Community & Technology Awards
Industry Legends and ‘Hidden Figure$’ welcome America’s next generation of coders to community trade associations WASHINGTON (bdpatoday) – This year’s annual Community & Technology Awards gala, co-hosted by the […]
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Bowie State Cybersecurity Academy to Prepare Individuals for Tech Careers
New Academy to Train Highly Skilled Professionals to Fight Nation’s Cyber Threats BOWIE, MD – Individuals looking to prepare for a technology career focused on protecting the nation from cyber threats […]
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Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters
Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters
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Samsung Opens World-Class Showcase for Government Solutions
WASHINGTON— Last quarter, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced that the company will be relocating its Washington, D.C. offices into a new multi-use, operational and interactive facility in the District’s iconic […]
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HUBL’s Whitney Griffith Wins Big in Silicon Valley
World Blockchain Hackathon 2018 and Howard University
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National BDPA Hosts South Regional Technology Conference
NASHVILLE, TN — BDPA Chapter representatives from Atlanta, GA, Huntsville, AL, Memphis TN, and Middle Tennessee gathered at the David Lipscomb University’s Swang Business Center for the annual BDPA South […]
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BDPA HSCC Alumna Receives Eleanor Dee Greer Scholarship Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. (bdpatoday) — BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C. (BDPA-DC), an information and communications technology (ICT) trade association, announces a 2018 Eleanor Dee Greer Scholarship award recipient. Dr. Melvin Greer, […]
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AT&T and U.S. Air Force Academy Collaborate to Explore Advanced Technologies
VIENNA, VA — AT&T and the U.S. Air Force Academy are working together on networking services and advanced technology capabilities. They entered a 5-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) […]
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Harlem Fine Arts Show to Honor Tech Executives in Washington
NEW YORK, NY — The Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) is the largest traveling art show in the United States showcasing art and artists of the African Diaspora. Since its inception […]
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App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosystem in 2022
More than 90 percent of billings and sales accrued solely to developers, without any commission paid to Apple New study underscores the strength and resilience of the App Store ecosystem […]
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NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider
HUNTSVILLE, AL—To develop a human landing system for the agency’s Artemis V mission to the Moon, NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington. Through Artemis, NASA will explore more of […]
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