What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

Excella Awarded Digital Innovation and Development (DID(it)) II Contract with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Excella , a pioneer in Agile technology solutions, has been awarded the Digital Innovation and Development (DID(it)) II contract to support the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Excella , a pioneer in Agile technology solutions, has been awarded the Digital Innovation and Development (DID(it)) II contract to support the U.S.
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
  • Through the DID(it) contract, valued at $116.6 million over five years, Excella will provide Agile and modern software delivery capabilities to develop and deploy secure critical services that impact citizens and internal government users.
  • These systems will improve user experience to streamline immigration benefits and services and make adjudication more efficient.

A Biography 250 Years in the Making: William Small is A Spark of Revolution

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

This first-ever biography explores the curious connection between the American Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

Key Points: 
  • This first-ever biography explores the curious connection between the American Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.
  • First biography of William Small -- mentor to Thomas Jefferson & James Watt.
  • Spark of American & Industrial Revolutions
    Walter Isaacson, who encouraged the project, knew of Small from research for his best-selling biography of Benjamin Franklin.
  • William Small died on Feb. 25, 1775 247 years ago this month as both the American Revolution and the global Industrial Revolution were getting underway.