ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Director Tom Brady will retire May 31, 2024. Brady became the Director of DoDEA on March 12, 2014, and is DoDEA's longest serving Director. Prior to joining DoDEA, Mr. Brady was Superintendent of Providence, Rhode Island Public Schools, as well as Chief Executive Officer for the School District of Philadelphia, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Seven members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel have been sentenced to prison for their role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The defendants previously pleaded guilty in this matter. Hector Alejandro Apodaca-Alvarez, 53, of Somerton, Arizona; Mark Anthony Roque Bustamante, 33, of Yuma, Arizona; Jorge Moreno, 28, of San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Jonathan   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The Naval War College issued the following readout of President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin meeting on May 15, 2024, with Adm. Joachim Ruhle, German Navy, Chief of Staff - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe: * * * U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin met with Adm. Joachim Ruhle, German Navy, Chief of Staff - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), during a visit to the college's Newport, RI campus, May 13. U.S. Naval War Col  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Newport, R.I. - Shelley McInnis, a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employee in the Undersea Warfare (USW) Combat Systems Department, has won a 2024 Business Women Award in the Technical Services Industry Leader category from Providence Business News, a weekly publication based in Rhode Island. This annual award recognizes industry leaders who have been in their profession 20 y  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (EVOQUA), a Pennsylvania company with a division in Rhode Island, has entered a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office relating to EVOQUA's securities fraud arising from improper revenue recognition and false statements to its external auditors   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Seven individuals, all former or current employees of the U.S. Postal Service, have been charged in federal court with conspiracy and theft of mail for their alleged participation in an alleged mail theft ring spanning from early 2023 through the beginning of 2024, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Six of seven individuals were  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: An investigation by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) has found that the State of Rhode Island has violated federal civil rights laws by routinely and unnecessarily segregating children with mental health and/or developmental disabil  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility correctional officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of attempting to provide contraband in prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Kristopher White, 26, admitted to a federal judge that in December 2021, while on duty at the Wyatt facility, he attempted to deliver papers soaked with MDMB-  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that certain Private Non-Profit organizations (PNPs) in Rhode Island that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages as a result of severe storms and flooding on Jan 9-13. Eligible PNP organizations in the counties of Kent, Newport and Was  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: An investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and has found that the State of Rhode Island violated federal civil rights laws by routinely and unnecessarily segregating children with mental health and/or developmental disabilities at Bradley Hospital, an  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 16 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College faculty and staff leveraged their knowledge and expertise to educate embarked international and U.S. Navy personnel in operational planning aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), April 29 - May 5. The NWC team provided readiness and advancing instruction to more than 20 embarked officers from 10 partner nations in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USSOUTHCO  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The Stockton Center for International Law (SCIL) at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) held the 6th annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, onboard Naval Station Newport, May 14-17. This year's Cushing Conference, titled "Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific and International Law," assembled more than 200 in-person and virtual attendees from international organizations, the global academic   more