President Joe Biden presents the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Rory A. Cooper, of the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Oct. 24 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Biden’s tech and innovation medal recipients include those with VA, Energy, NIH ties Federal government awardees honored for their innovations in mobility devices, cancer treatments, and drinking water technologies. Oct 24, 2023 By Madison Alder