Tag: Department of Administration
Reports: Emails show RIDOT’s response to broken rods on Washington Bridge
PROVIDENCE – An engineer claimed the broken rods on the Washington Bridge may have happened earlier than when it was discovered in December, with...
McKee: Feds investigating Washington Bridge shutdown
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General are investigating the state’s handling of the Washington Bridge closure,...
Fewer turbines but more conflict for Revolution Wind farm
The fishing industry and offshore wind developers are again at odds over how a mammoth array of 80-story-high wind turbines will affect ocean species,...
McKee scales back proposed cabinet salary increases
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday scaled back proposed pay hikes of up to 43% for his cabinet members, claiming a misunderstanding...
R.I.’s top tech officer leaves job
PROVIDENCE – The state's head information technology and digital services official, Bijay Kumar, has departed his position after five years.
As Rhode Island's chief information...
R.I. falls short of minority, women contracting requirement
PROVIDENCE – The state failed to meet its own minimum requirements for contracts and purchases awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses in fiscal 2020,...
Survive and advance
Daniel P. McConaghy | R.I. Convention Center Authority executive director
There’s a popular phrase in the college basketball universe: Survive and advance.
It’s about using the...
R.I. names new COVID-19 stimulus director
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration has hired a new director to oversee the state’s disbursement of federal COVID-19 stimulus funds.
Dorothy Z. Pascale,...
Burrell champions diversity in R.I. government over 25 years
OVERALL DIVERSITY CHAMPION
Cheryl Burrell has spent a quarter-century increasing diversity in state government, starting as director of personnel for then-Attorney General Jeffrey Pine in...
Kumar appointed state chief information officer
Updated, 6:04 p.m.
PROVIDENCE - Bijay Kumar was appointed Rhode Island’s chief information officer, the R.I. Department of Administration Director Michael DiBiase announced Monday.
“Bijay brings...
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