WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Rhode Island office issued the following news release on March 23: * * * - USDA Service Centers Open for business by phone appointment only * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The USDA Service Center in Rhode Island will continue to be open for business by phon  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, March 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: At Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, our first priority is to keep our workforce healthy and workplaces safe so our team can remain focused on their mission to support the United States Navy. Recently, we implemented maximum telework to minimize exposure and reduce risk while significantly curtailing travel to mission essential only. Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout th  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, March 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) Technology Transfer Innovation Team has won the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) 2020 Technology Transfer Innovation Award. The FLC is a congressionally mandated organization that educates, promotes, and facilitates federal technology transfer. This award recognizes federal laboratories that successf  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Rhode Island Field Office issued the following news release: USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office is open in Rhode Island by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff are available to continue helping agricultural producers with program signups, loan servicing and other important actions. Additionally, FSA is relaxing the loan-making process and adding flexibilities for servi  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Rhode Island office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting proposals through May 11 for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials), now in its second year. On-Farm Trials, part of the agency's Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program, help support the adoption and evaluation of i  more