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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Leader Excels at Naval War College
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Thomas Perry DCMA Public Affairs CARSON, Calif. - Aiming to build on his strong analytic and procurement contracting background, Kiet H. Truong joined Defense Contract Management Agency in 2012. His agency journey began as a price/cost analyst at DCMA Boeing Seattle. "I decided to join the federal workforce after a recruitment opportunity that highlighted the crucial role DCMA plays in managing and o  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Controlled Substance Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to an indictment charging conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. Denise Guyette, 31, of Springfield, Mass. was charged in February 2023 al  more

NUWC Division Newport spotlights cutting-edge technologies at 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: More than 30 technology companies showcased their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day, which was held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and Sail Newport on Aug. 29. The daylong event, hosted by Division Newport's Northeast Tech Bridge, alongside nonprofit partner 401 Tech Bridge, connected innovative small businesses with U.S. Navy scientists and engineers and Department of Defen  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Four Charged in Multi-State High-End Automobile Theft Ring
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: As reflected in court documents unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., four Rhode Island men have been charged for their alleged participation in a conspiracy that burglarized and stole millions of dollars' worth of high-end vehicles from automobile and motorcycle dealerships across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connectic  more

U.S. Naval War College Co-Hosts First Conference on Oceans Law and Policy in Latin America
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 28 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) Stockton Center for International Law (SCIL), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and World Maritime University (WMU) Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute co-hosted the 47th iteration of the Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP), a presentation series on ocean-related legal and public policy issues, at the Peruvian Naval Academy in Lima, Peru, Sept. 17-20. This year's COLP  more