WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 1, 2025 NAVY BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, is awarded a $172,286,470 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The total value of the contract, if all options are exercised, is $3,838,238,234. This contract modification provides for the exercise of options for the procurement of 30   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following 9-page report (No. 25-N-0025) on April 23, 2025 entitled "Quality Control Review of Bacon & Company's Fiscal Year 2022 Single Audit of the Narragansett Bay Commission." Here are excerpts: * * * April 23, 2025 Ms. Patricia Boucher Audit Partner Bacon & Company, CPAs, LLC 875 Centerville Road, Building 3, Unit 10 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 Dear Ms. Boucher: This is our final report on the qua  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the Agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials cleanup after the catastroph  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Ranked Best State for Working Moms Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today is celebrating a recent national ranking of Massachusetts as the best state for working moms, beating out larger states like Florida and California and neighboring states like Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. WalletHub compared state dynamics across 17 key metrics in all 50  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 2 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Governor McKee, Rhode Island Department of Housing Announce First-Ever State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Awarding $27M for Affordable Housing Developments PROVIDENCE, RI -- Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Secretary of Housing Deborah Goddard today announced the inaugural recipients of the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (SLIHTC), a new initiative designed to incentiviz  more