NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: The Defense Logistics Agency partnered with Air Force and Navy medical staffs in late June and early July to support COVID-19 screening at naval medical facilities in the Northeast. When the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command New England needed better spaces for COVID-19 screening and testing, it appeared the staff might have to buy portable shelters commercially. "  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on July 29: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced more than $180 million in new grant funding will be awarded to 11 states rethinking education to better serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant will support states' efforts to create new, innovative ways for students to continue learning in ways that meet their needs. Awardees include Georgia, Iowa, L  more

NORTH SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed plan to cleanup groundwater at the Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) Superfund Site located on Oxford Road in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The proposed plan's purpose is to inform the public of the alternatives considered and solicit comment on EPA's preferred remedy. EPA will also hold an informatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Lifespan Health System Affiliated Covered Entity (Lifespan ACE), a non-profit health system based in Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $1,040,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to implement a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and S  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 29 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: As protests against racial inequality are ongoing throughout the country, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport remains committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and empowering workplace for people of all races, genders, and sexual identities. "I have walked through this world for 54 years as a white male. It would be inappropriate for me to say, 'I feel your pain' to any minority gro  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and is the nation's preeminent civil rights law for providing access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island is proud to play a critical role in enforcing the ADA to help eliminate discrimination against p  more