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Roswell Biotechnologies | February 17, 2020

Roswell Biotechnologies, Inc., the pioneer in the development of a molecular electronics platform for DNA sequencing, today announced that it is a member of a team led by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) that has been awarded a US government contract worth up to $25 million to develop a sequencing technology capable of reading data stored in DNA at speeds up to 10 TB per day, or more than 400x times the speed of currently available sequencing technologies. The award comes from the Intellig...

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...

Venture Beat | February 06, 2020

As a general statement, debate is a critically important element of the democratic political process, particularly when it helps reveal objective truths, points of consensus, and potential areas of improvement. Civics classes teach Americans to welcome more voices and perspectives, and, prior to the rise of trolls and disinformation campaigns, the value of an open debate before reaching any important decision was fundamental to each branch of the United States government....

VMD | August 18, 2020

VMD Corp today announced that it was awarded a five-year contract with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on its Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Support Services contract. The work, on which VMD is a subcontractor to Deloitte, involves ensuring the security of information and information systems used by DOL. "Our cybersecurity practice is growing rapidly, largely on the basis of the results we've been able to deliver for customers," VMD Chief Executive Officer Deepti Malhot...