Long hours coupled with smaller salaries make it hard to recruit techies to Washington, according to Representative Ruben Gallego. But one way to get more tech people to serve their country is to set up a cybersecurity reservist system, like a National Guard for digital security, said Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona. Gallego, a Marine Corps veteran, spoke at the SXSW Interactive festival on Saturday, joined by fellow congressman Will Hurd. A cybersecurity reservist group could occasionally be called on to protect the country against cyber threats, and strengthen national security on the digital level. For instance, the National Science Foundation has a scholarship fund for computer science students who are then required to work in government upon graduation.

Source: CNN March 12, 2017 18:56 UTC