Thats the key. As we look at businesses, its always, hey, is this something that the market needs . Is this something that can stand on its own . Can this scale and become a big company, something that can make a meaningful impact . So many of these companies we see are single apps. Theyre important apps. They can deliver a lot of value. They can save lives, but how do you then make that into a platform . How do you make that into a company . Thats real why it struggles that we try to ferret out early on as we think about is this a team . Its really about execution. We talk about technology, integration, implementation, but its really a team that makes a difference. We try to find are these people someone that have done this before . Can they do this . Do they have the network in health care . A lot of it is still a people business in health care. Do you know the right people at these hospitals and payers that can help you get this adopted. Stephanie, you might have perspective on this
Right now on news 4 this week, a big week on metro. Hundreds of positions eliminated at the transit agency. Why the general manager says the cuts are necessary. Plus metros safe track program rolls on. Why your plane trip could be effected by the next safety surge. Also a news 4 exclusive. A pregnant woman denied access to the bathroom at a metro station. So she calls transportation reporter adam tuss. Welcome to news 4 this week. Hello, everyone. We are focussing on metro this week and we begin with the general managers big announcement to eliminate hundreds of jobs. This comes in the midst of metros big safe track safet be made. The announcement came in a memo to metro employees. 500 positions deemed redundant or noncritical will be cut from the agency. Theyre expected over the next several months. D. C. City Council Member jack evans is on the metro board and says its sad when jobs are cut but that the decision is necessary. Its important to down size. We have 13,000 employees and i
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All right. Senator klobuchar, were delighted to have a good prosecutor. Okay. Well, good. Well, thats a good way to begin. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman, and thank you to all of you for working on this issue. Senator durbin and i have been long involved in this issue, and also senator franken and i represent a state that has a lot of refugees and are a big part of the fabric of life in our state, leading businesses, teaching our students, on our police forces. So i think i would start with this issue with you, director rodriguez, on the Security Check. As you state in your testimony, refugees are subject to the highest level of Security Check of any category of traveler to the u. S. I believe we need to uphold these stringent Security Standards which require extensive by graphic and biometric checks, information vetting. Do you agree with me that refugees are the most carefully vetted of all travelers, and what has uscis done to ensure that the high security requirements for refuge