Sunday - April 20, 2025
News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 02, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Contracts for April 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 1, 2025 AIR FORCE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $12,213,406,028 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the operation of Lincoln Laboratory Federally Funded Research and Development Center. This contract provides for research, development, and rapid prototyping of advanced technology to meet Department of Defense and na  more

FBI Boston Warns Quit Claim Deed Fraud is on the Rise
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Boston Warns Quit Claim Deed Fraud is on the Rise Landowners and Real Estate Agents Urged to Take Action to Protect Themselves The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning property owners and real estate agents about a steady increase in reports of quit claim deed fraud it has received--scams that have resulted in devastating consequences for unsuspecting owners who had no idea their la  more

NUWC Division Newport employees support FIRST Robotics Competition at University of Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport employees support FIRST Robotics Competition at University of Rhode Island NEWPORT, R.I. - Team 78 AIR STRIKE, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and mentored by its scientists and engineers, reached the final round of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) New England regional event held March 13-15 at the University of Rhode Island (URI). FRC is a  more

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Decision to Cancel Over a Half-Billion Dollars Owed to State Agencies to Protect Pennsylvanians' Health
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Decision to Cancel Over a Half-Billion Dollars Owed to State Agencies to Protect Pennsylvanians' Health The Trump Administration abruptly canceled more than $500 million in Congressionally-appropriated federal funding for the Pennsylvania departments of Health, Human Services, and Drug and Alcohol Programs  more