WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Garvin is currently serving as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Rear Adm. William C. Greene will be assigned as commander, Navy Regional Maintenance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On January 18, 2023, an information filed in the Superior Court of Providence, Rhode Island, charged Barletta Heavy Division, Inc. and former Barletta construction superintendent Dennis Ferreira with two counts of disposing solid waste at a location not licensed as a solid waste management facility, one count of operating a solid waste manag  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $15,579,000 to Rhode Island from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support Rhode Island communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies. Nea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: A Rhode Island man was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with allegedly using his accounting and "virtual CFO" business to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from internet fraud schemes. Craig Clayton, 73, of Cranston, R.I., was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: A West Warwick man who admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to use the stolen identities of others to gain COVID related unemployment insurance benefits was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of five additional state and territory plans for up to $339 million in funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) in President Biden's American Rescue Plan: Arkansas, Guam, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. Treasury has now announced the approval of state and territory plans correspondi  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 25 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The war gaming course attendees' responsibilities vary on tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war. But all are important to national defense. As such, 45 people - connected by mission - attended the latest iteration of the War Gaming Introductory Course (aka War Gaming 101) held January 17 -26, 2023 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC). Students consisted of War Gaming Department (WGD) enlisted personne  more