The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded two grants totaling $149,977 to Wetstone Technologies Inc. in Ithaca under the National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Program to enable the company to acquire evidence from computer systems more quickly and reduce crime laboratory backlogs, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday. Funds will support the development of a USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool that will provide the ability for forensic examinations to be performed on a live system prior to seizure…