CONCORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Narragansett Boat Club is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the expansion of the boating facility in Providence, Rhode Island. This work is proposed in the Seekonk River at 2 River Drive in Providence. The proposed work involves the expansion of the boating facility at the Narragansett Boat  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College held its Future Warfighting Symposium Aug. 6-8, the third year of an event focused on cyber warfare, the pace of technological change, space and the impact of social media on conflict. "The drive to develop new technologies is expanding to more actors, with lower barriers and moving at accelerating speeds," Cmdr. Michael O'Hara, symposium director, told the audience of Naval War College  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $59,685 cooperative agreement to the Public Archaeology Laboratory Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for the preparation of National Register of Historic Places documentation for Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in South Carolina. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will produce national register documentation for Charles Pinckney National Historic   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman today announced the appointment and swearing-in of veteran Rhode Island state prosecutor Stacey P. Veroni as an Assistant United States Attorney. Ms. Veroni, who most recently held the title of Senior Trial Attorney with the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General, began her career as a state prosecutor in 1  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College renovation contract for upgrades at Sims Hall on Naval Station Newport was recently awarded by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic. The July 31 award of a $12 million firm-fixed price contract went to J&J Contractors Inc. of North Billerica, Massachusetts. The project will renovate the Sims Hall center wing. "This project will result in a substantive improvement i  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 5 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College opened its academic year with an Aug. 5 convocation ceremony, welcoming 530 students drawn from the U.S. armed forces, civilian national security agencies and the militaries of U.S. partner nations. Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gregory J. Slavonic attended the ceremony. The superintendent of the U.S. Nav  more