Tag: R.I. Department Of Administration
DHS warns of increase in fraudulent activity targeting SNAP, RI Works...
PROVIDENCE – Fraudulent activity targeting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Rhode Island Works benefit recipients is on the rise, the R.I. Department of Human...
State-owned building in Woonsocket goes up for auction
WOONSOCKET – A state-owned downtown office building is being auctioned next month.
The three-story building at 181 Cumberland St. is the current location of the...
Can Pryor achieve housing goals?
The recent appointment of Stefan Pryor as the state’s housing secretary has some observers feeling confident that he can take the R.I. Office of...
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...