1st. Lt. John Diekel, a Contracting Officer, is working with Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC), a venture firm focused on investing in defense and healthcare startups, and Gothams which is a consulting firm that aids dual-use technology startups enter and scale in the government marketplace. The Gothams team has worked diligently over the past 8 months to transform a 7-employee sepsis testing company into Curative, a 2,000 employee COVID-19 testing company that supports over 20 states. Diekel has worked side-by-side with Gothams’ leadership and finance personnel to identify additional opportunities for Gothams and Curative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Diekel will promote to Captain in the United States Air Force during his EWI tour.