#NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter - April 28, 2025!
Join Us for Our Women in Tech Happy Hour + Hear Us on Featured Podcasts & Explore New Roles!
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RSVP now for our Women in Tech Happy Hour on 5/13, catch our latest podcast appearances, and explore new job opportunities.
Events
✨May 13: Women in Tech Happy Hour – Round 2!
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We’re doing it again! Join STATION DC, #NatSecGirlSquad and Women in Defense for an empowering evening of connection, inspiration, and celebration at our Women in Tech Happy Hour! We’re bringing together women innovators, leaders, and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women in technology and beyond.
✨June 9: EXPLORING SPACE- A Space & Military Intelligence Learning Experience
Join the SMILE Summer Camp & Runway Show from June 9–13, 2025, in Washington, DC, for a high-energy week focused on quantum intelligence, ethical social engineering, and sustainable globalization. Designed for ages 13–25 (but open to all), the camp blends learning, creativity, and tech-fueled fun — including workshops, capture-the-flag competitions, and a runway showcase.
🎟 Tickets range from day passes to full camp access.
🔒 Location details shared after registration.
Podcast to Checkout!
On Costco and Brain Waves with Maggie Feldman-Piltch
Brief: This week’s guest is not your typical national security expert. Meet Maggie — self-proclaimed “bedazzled cockroach for democracy,” first-chair clarinet enthusiast, and the kind of unicorn who somehow makes foreign policy relatable and hilarious (yes, really).
She’s all about connection — from linking talented folks to meaningful work, to turning complex policy into “wait...that actually makes sense” moments through analogies you’ll never forget. Maggie brings the kind of energy that makes you laugh, think, and text a friend mid-episode like “you HAVE to listen to this.”
We get into:
What “competent diversity” in national security actually means
Why Costco is a surprisingly relevant metaphor
The magic of being fun and deeply principled
Weaponized AI, Women’s Influence Networks & Defense Tech Failures
In the latest episode of Navigating Noise, Maggie Feldman-Piltch joins Jonathan Teubner for a deep dive into some of the biggest challenges in national security today. Full conversation with Maggie Feldman-Piltch here!
🎙️ Topics Covered:
🔥 How generative AI is repeating the mistakes of 1930s radio propaganda—at lightning speed.
🔥 Why women’s social networks are a battleground for global influence operations (and why most analysts are missing it).
🔥 The real reason defense tech keeps failing (spoiler: it’s not just bureaucracy, it’s bad design).Maggie doesn’t hold back. From China and Russia’s disinformation strategies to the Pentagon’s obsession with “more tech” over useful tech, this episode cuts through the noise.
#NSGSCon 2025 Date Change
#NatSecGirlSquad Team has decided to reschedule #NSGSCon 2025 to a new date and location.
As a mission-driven organization, our commitment and loyalty to the United States, its Constitution and its laws is unshakable. We’ve made the decision to alter the date and location of this year’s annual Con so we can be completely thorough in presenting an apolitical, values-forward, and impactful array of professional and personal development opportunities for our community and to give potential partners the chance to do the same.
Women in National Security in Public
Event Requests
Looking for a panelist or event speaker? Look no further than #NatSecGirlSquad! In addition to using the Listserv and Herd Mentality, submit a request for Newsletter inclusion to the #NatSecGirlSquad Operations Team.
Media Inquiries
On a deadline? The Ops Team is always standing by to help connect the media with #NatSecGirlSquad members with relevant expertise. You can reply directly to this newsletter or send an email to media@unicornstrategies.com
Good News:
Maggie Dougherty is now Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for International Organizations at National Security Council, The White House
Senator Elissa Slotkin brought down the house at Munich Security Conference
Andrea Goldstein is now Senior Director, Research & Innovation, Center on Extremism at Anti-Defamation League.
2025 Resume Book
Interested in gaining controlled access to the Resume Book? Contact us or subscribe as a Corporate Subscriber here.
Corporate Subscribers are also able to submit featured job posts to the #NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter.
#NatSecGirlSquad Tagged Intros on LinkedIn
Keep an eye on the #NatSecGirlSquad tag across LinkedIn - and use it as an opportunity to reach out to one another!
LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7025651/
Charles Bronfman Conveners – Nominations Opening Soon!
The next cohort of Charles Bronfman Conveners, application will be promoted soon! If you have friends or colleagues who would be valuable members of the next class, please nominate them here!
Job Openings
A curated list of roles, freelance opportunities, and other paid options from across the #NatSecGirlSquad ecosystem, shared with the Team directly. We always include the salary range and offer a direct POC whenever possible.
Members of the community can share openings on their own behalf on the OpenSource Listserv. We strongly recommend including the salary range, but this information is not required for listserv postings.
DARPA
Tech-to-Market SETA: A secret clearance is a strict requirement in addition to some DoD experience. Email resumes to sf@natsecgirlsquad.com
Washington Office
Associate at Washington Office: Washington DC Office ($60k - $110k/year w/ benefits)
APCO
Mid-Level Public Affairs & Strategic Communications Professional: Singapore
Intern, Public Affairs & Lobbying: Rome, Italy
Director, Public Affairs: Rome, Italy
Associate Director, Public Affairs/Healthcare: Rome, Italy
Multilateral Digital Policy Consultant, Cybersecurity & AI: New York, NY, United States - $78,000/year to $145,000/year
Associate Director, Internal & Change Communications (Gagen MacDonald), Washington DC, New York City $90,000/ year- $110,0000/ year
Senior HRIS Manager (Oracle HCM) Washington, DC $120,000/year to $170,000/year.
Senior Accounting Manager Chicago, IL $120,000/year to $160,000/year
Operations Assistant, Receptionist Washington, DC $55,000/year to $65,000/year.
Apple
PACE, Senior Regulatory Engineering Project Manager (EPM): Cupertino, California - $195,500 and $293,800
Security Software Engineering Manager, Data Protection: Cupertino, California $190,700 and $329,600
ML Software Engineer Machine Learning and AI Seattle, WA $135,400 and $250,600
Channel Cross-Functional Manager - Content & Delivery Sunnyvale, CA $143,900 and $216,900
Senior Staff Security Engineer - Red Team Seattle, WA $166,600 and $296,300
American Express:
https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/careers/career-areas/
Director Assistant, Enterprise Risk Management New York, NY $130,000.00 to $205,000.00
Senior Managers New York, NY $95,805.00 - $165,000.00
Atlantic Council
Associate Director, Forward Defense: Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC - $67,000 to $87,000
Director, Strategic Giving: Washington, DC -$150,000 – $180,000
Director, GeoStrategy Initiative: Atlantic Council Headquarters - Washington DC, Full-time. $150,000 to $190,000.
Deputy Director, Revenue Operations: Washington, DC $96,000 to $145,000
Program Assistant, European Engagement, Global Energy Center: Washington, DC- $53,000 to $59,000
Program Assistant, Realign for Palestine, Middle East Programs: Washington, DC $53,000 to $59,000.
American Enterprise Institute
Coalitions Manager (Outreach): Washington DC - $60,000 - $70,000
Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellowship Program Washington, DC AEI offers $85,000 for scholars
Events Assistant: Washington, DC $48,000 - $52,000
Research Assistant, Science Policy: Washington, DC $50,000 - $54,000
Research Assistant, Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies (Literature and Culture): Washington, DC $50,000 - $54,000
Aspen Institute
Scowcroft-Nye Fellow Washington, DC $24
Communications Intern, Aspen Policy Academy San Fransisco, CA $20/ hr
Director of Global Programs Washington, DC $140,000 - $145,000
Senior Associate, Live AV/Events Producer and Editor Washington, DC $72,500 - $85,000
Senior Manager, Retirement Savings Initiative Lead Washington, DC $100,000, 113,000
Australian Embassy
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - UNNY Policy Support Officer PN TEMP Washington, D.C US$62,656 or $32.13 per hour
Department of Defense - Finance Officer Washington, DC $89,264 - $104,425
Australian Federal Police - Office Manager Washington, DC $75,175 - $87,941
That’s just a fourth of the curated job opportunities featured in this week’s newsletter! Subscribe to access the full list. 😊