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Bode Nabs $17M ICE Contract for Rapid DNA Testing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

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Bode Nabs $17M ICE Contract for Rapid DNA Testing

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded Bode Technology potential five-year, $17.3 million contract to provide Rapid DNA testing systems for use in identifying fraudulent family relationship claims by individuals entering the U.S. along the southern border. The award follows two previous operational evaluations of Rapid DNA technology under the names Operational Double Helix and Operational Double Helix 2.0. In those evaluations, desktop Rapid DNA systems were successfully used to identify fraudulently-claimed familial relationships made by aliens encountered while seeking to…

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]