The head of the Native American Contractors
Association explains how increased scrutiny from
the Hill has led to fewer contract awards to
companies with only...
Kevin Allis — Executive Director, Native American Contractors Association
Congress created Alaska Native Corporations 40-plus years ago to settle land claims and give natives economic opportunities. The corporations have benefited from special government contracting preferences. But a few years ago, lawmakers found some of those corporations only had loose ties to Alaskan tribes. They cracked down. Now agencies are awarding far fewer contracts to Alaska Native Corporations.
The State Department has a gap in its workforce. It has too few experienced, mid- level career foreign service employees. It’s the result of several factors and it’s a serious problem. Courts looked at the causes and consequences and what State can do about it.
As hard as it is to guess someone else’s motivations. That’s what lawmakers tried to do yesterday in the disturbing case of abuse at an Afghan Hospital two years ago. Senior military officials allegedly tried to stall an investigation into misconduct at the U.S. funded Dawood National Military Hospital. At a hearing yesterday, the House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Operations tried to figure out why.