“The following information is being shared with you at the request of the Susanville Indian Rancheria . The U.S. District Court upheld the Tribe’s position which involved the question of whether IHS could reject a tribal compact based on the fact that the Tribe charged beneficiaries for pharmacy services. The court ruled in the Tribe's favor, saying that the IHS could not reject the proposed compact and FA on these grounds. A copy of the decision is below.”
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--Posted 1-8-2008--
Free anti-meth training sessions offered to tribes
--Posted 1-8-2008--
Below is a copy of the Department of the Interior FY 2008 Budget (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) with the 1.56% rescission.
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--Posted 1-8-2008--
The President signed H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 Omnibus on Wednesday, December 26th. There is no public law number as of yet....
Read More.....
-HR2764sap-houserules.pdf
-HR2764sap-s_2.pdf
--Posted 1-8-2008--
Congressman Roger Wicker (R-1st -MS) has been named by the Governor of Mississippi to replace Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott following his resignation on December 18th.
AP Story Click Here
--Posted 1-8-2008--
JOB OPENING: Department of the Interior (Office of the Secretary of the Interior):
POSITION TITLE: Financial Management Specialist GS-501-13/14
Open Period: Friday, October 26, 2007 - Friday, November 9, 2007.
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the complete details here..
--Posted 10-30-2007--
The long-delayed Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) could finally come up for a Senate vote next week, National Congress of American Indians executive director Jackie Johnson said on Thursday. .....READ MORE (WEB LINK)
--Posted 10-29-2007--
SAMHSA Awards Almost $65 Million in FY 2007 Grants to Tribal Programs Promoting Mental Health, Preventing and Treating Substance Abuse, and Supporting Recovery.....
READ MORE (WORD DOC)
--Posted 10-1-2007--
SUBJECT: CONSULTATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CT&TA)
2007-2008 SERIES – SESSION # 1 November 27-30, 2007-Santa Ana Pueblo,
New Mexico
>> INVITATION LETTER
--Posted 10-1-2007--
Statement by Mike Leavitt, Sec. of Health & Human Services, On Robert G. McSwain Assuming the Role of Acting Director of IHS
(PDF - 76.8K) File: MOL-IHS9-18-07.pdf Author: IHS Public Affairs - September 18, 2007.
IHS Acting Director Charles W. Grim Decides Not to Seek a Second Term
(PDF - 77.0K) File: 10-FinalGrim2007NominationWithdrawal.pdf Author: IHS Public Affairs - September 07, 2007.
BIA Modernization Dialogue Meetings 30 of August 2007
The Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs has announced "...a series of dialogue meetings with tribes on its Indian Affairs Modernization Initiative...The meetings will be an opportunity for Indian Affairs officials and tribal leaders to discuss how the Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education should prepare for the effects of projected personnel retirements and rising operations costs, as well as how they can better utilize future technology to improve efficiency."
A copy of the Press Release and the MS Power Point presentation is availabe in the OSG File Library. The documents, along with other recent broadcasts may be downloaded and viewed by clicking/downloading the files on the OSG website here (or most recent files below)
2007 DOI/Office of Self-Governance Broadcasts:
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2007_Continuing_Resolution.pdf | 405057 | 10/10/2006 9:49:04 AM | |
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2007_Continuing_Resolution1.pdf | 405057 | 10/10/2006 9:49:00 AM | |
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2007_Continuing_Resolution2.pdf | 22262 | 11/22/2006 12:01:00 PM | |
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2007_SGDB_Briefing_FFS_Restructure.doc | 36352 | 10/31/2006 7:38:00 AM | |
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2007_SGDB_Development_Presentation.ppt | 94208 | 10/31/2006 7:35:00 AM | |
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2007_Welfare_Assistance_Guidance.pdf | 677504 | 12/18/2006 3:31:00 PM | |
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BIA_2007_Annual_Conf.pdf | 579034 | 5/29/2007 11:07:00 AM | |
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BIA_CW_Conf.pdf | 67820 | 3/29/2007 4:14:00 PM | |
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Congr_calendar_2007.doc | 35328 | 12/19/2006 1:47:00 PM | |
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Final_2004_Report.pdf | 1604963 | 3/6/2007 9:21:00 AM | |
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HJRes20-110th.pdf | 148108 | 2/21/2007 2:30:00 PM | |
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Modernization_Briefing.ppt | 111616 | 8/30/2007 7:26:00 PM | |
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Modernization_Mtgs_PR.doc | 47616 | 8/30/2007 7:27:00 PM | |
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OSG_Financial_Management_Specialist.pdf | 362093 | 11/28/2006 6:42:00 AM | |
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OSG_Secretary_PD.pdf | 442770 | 12/20/2006 3:25:00 PM | |
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SG_2008_Application_Deadline.pdf |
2008 DOI/Office of Self-Governance Broadcasts:
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2007_PL_102-477_Conf.pdf | 150128 | 10/26/2007 3:53:00 PM |
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2008_Welfare_Asst_Distribution.pdf | 1413051 | 10/26/2007 4:49:00 PM |
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OSG_Financial_Mgt_Spec_Announcement.pdf | 540471 | 10/26/2007 2:59:00 PM |
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Welfare_Asst_Workgroup.tif |