Tag: R.I. Department Of Administration
What’s R.I.’s solution to prevent data breaches?
The state hasn’t been immune to major data breaches – the latest example being an R.I. Department of Health mishap that exposed the protected...
E-911 service facing staffing shortage
PROVIDENCE – The state’s 911 emergency telephone service has not been spared from the lack of adequate staffing that has challenged government agencies statewide,...
URI men’s basketball coach, president are top state earners again
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball coach and school president are again the top two earners among state employees, according to...
New leadership, reorganization of state division has led to increased MBE...
PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards
Government: R.I. Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Upon being hired in August 2021 as the associate director...
MBE program sees record-high participation, but advocates still skeptical
PROVIDENCE – After again falling short of mandated minimums for contracts and purchases with women and minority-owned businesses in fiscal 2021, the state rebounded...
McKee adviser arrested in Vermont on felony charges
PROVIDENCE – A senior adviser to Gov. Daniel J. McKee is facing felony unlawful trespass and unlawful mischief charges in Vermont following his arrest...
R.I. launches online bid system weeks after Tufts missed submission deadline
PROVIDENCE – The pandemic forced people to figure out how to work, attend school and even host happy hours online.
But the state has, until...
Legislation on ‘no-poaching’ between states raises questions about enforcement
Two Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for a truce in the economic border war waged with tax incentives with neighboring states, but some authorities...
R.I. motorists will keep riding the ‘blue wave’
PROVIDENCE – The long-running “Blue Wave” Rhode Island state license plate design will be replaced by a new blue wave design.
During a news conference...
Change in state leadership led to permanent closure of R.I. Office...
PROVIDENCE — A shift in state leadership hastened the closure of the R.I. Office of Innovation, according to state and former office employees who...
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