NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Forty-seven Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees have won the prestigious Warfare Center Award for calendar year 2018. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers Board of Directors recognized excellence in six areas: talent management, collaboration, innovation, knowledge sharing, technical support services and a new category, information security. This year, the co  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Dr. Robert Hernandez, an engineer recently retired from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department, has won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which is among the highest honors bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers. This is the first time a NUWC New  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield assumed command of the U.S. Naval War College on Aug. 1 as the 57th president. Chatfield presides over a graduate institution that awards Master of Arts degrees to military officers and civilian national security employees in a one-year in-residence program focused on strategic studies and national defense. The college also provides other professional military education on campus and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman will join law enforcement, community leaders, and residents on Tuesday, August 6th at Rhode Island events to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out is a community-building and crime prevention campaign that promotes collaborative law enforcement-community partnerships  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: The owner of an East Providence automobile transport company was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence today on charges he falsified U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) records, fraudulently obtained more than $400,000 from various financial institutions, utilized another person's personal   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College on July 29 held its 12th Faculty Cloister, an annual event that gathers the teaching staff to recognize top educators, share priorities for the coming school year and address special academic topics. Navy Cmdr. Michael O'Hara received the Weschler Award for Inspirational Teaching for his work in the Strategy and Policy Department. Nominated by department Chair David Stone, O'Hara was ackno  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 30 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: When a cyberattack hits an American financial institution, or the energy grid of a major U.S. city, what role should the U.S. military be prepared to take? That was one of the central questions posed at a U.S. Naval War College war game last week. The Defend Forward: 2019 Critical Infrastructure War Game gathered more than 100 people from finance, energy, government and academia to participate in an unclassified  more