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WASHINGTON, March 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American community all too often has been victimized by the use of insensitive and derogatory words. As an organization representing the interests of Native Americans, the Native American Contractors Association ("NACA") understands the pain felt by the Hispanic community as a result of Representative Don Young's insensitive choice of words. As such, NACA appreciates the Congressman's public apology....

The National Society of Leadership and Success (http://www.societyleadership.org/), the innovative leadership program for higher education where leaders are built to make a better world, today announced that they will showcase their program at the NACA Conference in Nashville, TN. (PRWEB) January 24, 2013 The National Society of Leadership and Success, the innovative leadership program for higher education where leaders are built to make a better world, today announced that they will...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online On Saturday, October 6, the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, inducted a new class of "enshrinees." Among them was Richard T. Whitcomb, a NASA aeronautics engineer whose contributions made supersonic flight practical. Located at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the National Aviation Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring those who have made unique contributions to America's rich legacy of aviation...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Aeronautics engineer Richard T. Whitcomb, whose legendary NASA research contributions made supersonic flight practical, will join other aerospace pioneers in the National Aviation Hall of Fame Saturday, Oct. 6. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) The National Aviation Hall of Fame, located at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, is dedicated to honoring individuals who have...

Funding will provide education, mentoring and outreach for minority-owned small businesses?? WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association (NACA) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center grant designed to help foster growth, education and opportunities for small businesses in Anchorage, Alaska. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110325/MM71964LOGO) NACA...

Economic hardship and job losses will come from DoD interpretation WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of the Native American Contractors Association (NACA) and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) have denounced the recent federal court ruling in DynaLantic Corp. v. Department of Defense. The resulting response of the Department of Defense (DoD) to suspend awards to all 8(a) companies is overreaching, unnecessary, and will result...

ATLANTA, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KMC On Demand, a leading provider of learning technologies and online education for the insurance claims industry, has developed and launched a customized online learning center to train members of the National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters (NACA). "Ongoing education is a requirement for adjusters so they can perform to the best of their ability in the field," said Wanda Hogan, president of NACA. "This need has become more pronounced with...

An important guide on practicing ethics and compliance in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Program WASHINGTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association (NACA), in a collaborative effort with the law firm of Perkins Coie, has published its 2012 Best Practices Guide. The guide will serve as a valuable tool for its members when developing and implementing compliance and ethics programs. "As government contractors, NACA's members...

HAMPTON, Va., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virginia officials honored NASA Langley Research Center with two historical highway markers highlighting the facility's longtime role in the nation's aerospace programs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) One marker recognizes Langley as the first civilian aeronautics lab when it was formed as Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in 1917 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA),...

A comprehensive study on the Benefits of the Native 8(a) program WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association ("NACA") released its 2011 Economic Impact Study, which will serve as a valuable guide for federal agencies, congress, and the administration on the importance to Indian Country of the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development program. "Our goal is for the study to serve as a glaring illustration of the...