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Verndari, Inc. | August 27, 2020

Verndari, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company transforming vaccines with next generation science and delivery technology, announced today a federal government award to support development of Verndari’s VaxiPatch™ alternative vaccine technology. The award is funded through DRIVe the (Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures) established by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (...

Tech Crunch | June 23, 2020

President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily halting work visas like the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled workers, cutting off a critical source of foreign labor for tech companies already complaining about tech talent shortages. Visa-holders already in the U.S. and those applicants who have already received a visa are exempt from the ban. The restrictions are intended to last until the end of the year, which would disrupt the government’s typical process of awarding ne...

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Nelnet | March 02, 2021

Nelnet (NYSE: NNI), a head proficient services organization, and EKI-Digital, a quantitative digital transformation organization, reported today an association meant to change how the government and financial services industry deal with their digital modernization and relocation endeavors. Headquartered in Lincoln, Neb., Nelnet is devoted to conveying excellent client encounters and inventive innovation arrangements. Nelnet has many years of involvement creating and executing vers...

fcw | January 22, 2020

The General Services Administration is setting the stage for agencies to implement new mandatory standards for updating federal websites and digital services. The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was passed in 2018 and requires all digital products made by the government -- such as websites and applications -- to be modernized for user and mobile friendliness, accessibility to those with disabilities, contain easily usable search funct...