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Savvas Launches Magruder's American Government Interactive, the New "Always Up-to-Date" Edition of the Premier High School Program

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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PARAMUS, N.J., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a groundbreaking approach to delivering government and civics curriculum, Savvas Learning Company today introduced two new, innovative social studies programs, Magruder's American Government Interactive and Civics Interactive, that are developed to provide students with the most up-to-date content and current events.

Key Points: 
  • Magruder's American Government Interactive © 2023, the new edition of its premier high school program, is the first social studies curriculum in the country with continuously updated digital resources, complementing a foundational textbook.
  • "The study of American government is not a static subject.
  • The other brand-new Savvas program, Civics Interactive, has been created to help middle and high school students develop important civic competencies and life skills needed to become informed, responsible citizens.
  • "With its always up-to-date digital resources, Magruder's American Government Interactive is the last program a social studies teacher will need in their high school government classroom," Forsa said.

Plumas Bancorp Reports Record Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2022

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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RENO, Nev., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank, today announced record earnings for the year and three months ended December 31, 2022.

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  • RENO, Nev., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank, today announced record earnings for the year and three months ended December 31, 2022.
  • Earnings per diluted share increased to $4.47 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, up $0.71 from $3.76 during 2021.
  • Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.32 per share during the three months ended December 31, 2022, up from $0.93 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
  • Return on average equity increased to 27.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, up from 16.5% during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Cloudflare Wins CISA Contract for Registry and Authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) Services

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Friday, January 13, 2023
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CISA turned to Cloudflare to provide registry and DNS services to meet the need for highly available DNS services that enhance resilience and simplify security operations for .gov domain users.

Key Points: 
  • CISA turned to Cloudflare to provide registry and DNS services to meet the need for highly available DNS services that enhance resilience and simplify security operations for .gov domain users.
  • With this contract, Cloudflare will provide managed name servers for the .gov zone and authoritative DNS hosting for .gov domain names.
  • Cloudflare provides security, performance, and reliability services through its global network to over 40 United States Federal Government agencies.
  • Through its Athenian Project , Cloudflare provides services for free to state, county, and local officials administering elections.

Dynabook Unveils TAA Compliant Laptops Engineered for Mission-Critical Government Work

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynabook Americas, Inc., formerly Toshiba PC Company, today announced two laptops engineered and manufactured to meet the strict Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance requirements of Federal contracts. In a move that will drive further sales growth and solidify the company's position as a leader in high-quality computing solutions for the private and public sectors, Dynabook TAA compliant laptops feature the same modern designs, extreme durability, and excellent performance as the company's hot-selling business solutions with robust security built in.

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  • Additionally, these laptops are heavily fortified with the advanced security technologies required by the U.S. Government, including:
    The first TAA compliant laptops offered by Dynabook include versions of the recently announced 14-inch Portégé X40-K and 14-inch Tecra A40-K that have been uniquely manufactured for U.S. Government contract requirements.
  • These TAA compliant laptops will be built at Dynabook's facility in Taiwan.
  • Dynabook Americas is an independent operating company wholly owned by Dynabook, Inc., of Japan, a wholly owned company of Sharp Corporation.
  • About Dynabook Inc. (formerly Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd.)
    For over 30 years, Dynabook laptops and technologies have set the standard for innovation, quality, and reliability.

Pearson to Acquire Workforce Assessment Provider, PDRI

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson today announces it has entered into an agreement with SHL Group to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC ('PDRI'), a trusted provider of workforce assessment services. PDRI has significant expertise in providing assessment solutions to the U.S. federal government, one of the largest employers in the U.S. with more than 4 million employees. This acquisition further expands Pearson's portfolio, accelerating the Company's strategy to capture new market opportunities and grow its presence with large employers.  

Key Points: 
  • Acquisition to significantly expand Pearson's services to U.S. Federal Government
    HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson today announces it has entered into an agreement with SHL Group to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC ('PDRI'), a trusted provider of workforce assessment services.
  • Within this division, Pearson and PDRI already have an established, strong working relationship, partnering to deliver high quality assessments to federal jobseekers at Pearson VUE test centers.
  • This acquisition unlocks synergies between Pearson and PDRI, while bringing new capabilities to Pearson as the company grows its long-standing enterprise learning presence.
  • Pearson and PDRI share a culture and commitment of serving trusted, secure, and innovative assessment solutions to major employers and millions of people looking to establish and grow their careers," said Andy Bird, Chief Executive of Pearson.

Tests at new Wyoming rare earths mining project indicate low mining, processing costs

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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PHOENIX, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (OTCQB: ARRNF and ASX: ARR), American Rare Earths Ltd, reported that its Halleck Creek rare earths elements project in Albany County, Wyoming, USA, metallurgical tests have paved the way for a potentially low-cost mining and processing operation using conventional technology.

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  • PHOENIX, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (OTCQB: ARRNF and ASX: ARR), American Rare Earths Ltd, reported that its Halleck Creek rare earths elements project in Albany County, Wyoming, USA, metallurgical tests have paved the way for a potentially low-cost mining and processing operation using conventional technology.
  • US Government policy now supports the revival of the American rare earths industry in order to decrease dependence on Chinese supply.
  • Managing Director Chris Gibbs said that one of the major costs in any processing plant is within the crushing and grinding circuit.
  • The SMC test work results indicate low ore competency which would translate to low specific energy consumption in a SAG mill.

Arqit announces a partnership with Dell Technologies to bring quantum-safe solutions to its customers

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) (“Arqit”), a leader in quantum-safe encryption announces that it has signed with Dell Technologies (“Dell”) a “Dell OEM Engineered Solutions Pilot Agreement”.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) (“Arqit”), a leader in quantum-safe encryption announces that it has signed with Dell Technologies (“Dell”) a “Dell OEM Engineered Solutions Pilot Agreement”.
  • Dell agrees to preload Arqit’s QuantumCloud™ software on selected Dell hardware devices, enabling Dell sales teams to sell the combined hardware and software as a single SKU to address existing and new customer needs.
  • The initial target market is the US Federal Government, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Federal Civilian Agencies and the Intelligence Community.
  • Dell sales teams will be able to offer Arqit QuantumCloud™ software and Arqit sales teams will be able to offer Dell hardware and services in their sales portfolios.

Everspin Explores Domestic Trusted Manufacturing Expansion

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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Everspin plans to work with the local research community to enhance domestic research for MRAM technology development, creating a Technology Development Center at the proposed Indiana-based location.

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  • Everspin plans to work with the local research community to enhance domestic research for MRAM technology development, creating a Technology Development Center at the proposed Indiana-based location.
  • Everspin is in a unique position to leverage its significant MRAM patent portfolio; 15 year history of manufacturing MRAM domestically and 10 year history of manufacturing MRAM as a BEOL foundry service for commercial and DoD applications.
  • Expanding the capacity of MRAM manufacturing domestically is of strategic benefit for Everspin and its commercial and US Government partners.
  • When funding is fully secured, Everspin will kick off the activities to move this exciting project forward, says Sanjeev Aggarwal, Everspin President & CEO.

Humanetics Corporation Publishes Phase 1 Trial Results for BIO 300 Oral Powder

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Humanetics Corporation (Humanetics) announced the publication of results from their recently completed phase 1 trial of BIO 300 Oral Powder in healthy volunteers in the journal Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development ( NCT04650555 ).

Key Points: 
  • Humanetics Corporation (Humanetics) announced the publication of results from their recently completed phase 1 trial of BIO 300 Oral Powder in healthy volunteers in the journal Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development ( NCT04650555 ).
  • BIO 300 Oral Powder is the Companys medical countermeasure under development to prevent acute radiation syndrome (ARS).
  • No dose-limiting or dose-dependent toxicities were reported, and BIO 300 Oral Powder was found to be safe and well-tolerated.
  • Biomarkers identified in this study were supportive of the radioprotective mechanism of BIO 300 Oral Powder.

Linux Foundation and Rancher Government Solutions Partner to Support U.S. Government & Military Mission to Securely Modernize Tech

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Linux Foundation https://www.linuxfoundation.org/, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced it has partnered with Rancher Government Solutions https://www.ranchergovernment.com/, which is specifically designed to address the unique security and operational needs of the U.S. Government and military as it relates to application modernization, containers and Kubernetes.

Key Points: 
  • "Together we will be able to offer a single source for support, tools, training and certifications essential to the U.S. Government mission to securely modernize its tech infrastructure."
  • U.S. Government personnel looking to learn more about how RGS can support their mission .
  • To learn more about the full range of Linux Foundation training and certification offerings visit: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/ .
  • Rancher Government Solutions, a SUSE company, is specifically designed to address the unique security and operational needs of the U.S. Government and military as it relates to application modernization, containers and Kubernetes.