Summary: The Navajo Forestry Department has prepared this programmatic environmental assessment for the Navajo Forestlands Integrated Resources Management Plan (IRMP) (2018) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and other relevant Federal laws and regulations. It assesses the potential environmental impacts of the Preferred Management Plan and Alternative Management Options described in the plan. Federal guidelines define an IRMP…
Implications of 8(a) for Native American-Owned Businesses In a recent legal development, a U.S. District Court issued a ruling that could have significant implications for Native American-owned businesses participating in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program. This ruling involves the use of the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in the program, and its potential impact on both current participants and those…