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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....

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Native American Contractors Association: The recent report that no-bid contracts to large federal contractors increased by 9 billion dollars in 2012, and now Senator McCaskill's proposed budget resolution amendment to scale back federal contracting to Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), is a slap in the face to Indian Country, as well as all other small businesses. Native American-owned...

Markey Seeking to Fix a Problem that Does Not Exist WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association, whose members include many of the twelve (12) Alaska Native Regional Corporations ("Regional Corporations") created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ("ANCSA"), responds to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Regional Alaska Native Corporations, Status 40 Years After Establishment and Future Considerations report...

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...

DENVER, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 17th annual American Indian College Fund Flame of Hope Gala will be held at The Depot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, October 11 to raise funds for scholarships to benefit needy Native students. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner program at 7 p.m. The event will feature Native entertainment. Flutist R. Carlos Nakai, Native Pride Arts dancers, Southern California Kahweeyah Bird Singers and Dancers, and...

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...

LONGMONT, Colo., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has awarded a new round of grants totaling $450,000 to 11 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations. The grants, made possible by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, were awarded under First Nations' Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI). All of the funded NAFSI projects aim to enhance Native...

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...

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...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association ("NACA") applauds the excellent work of federal prosecutors in the matter involving a rogue employee, working for a subsidiary of an Alaska Native entity, in a federal contracting fraud scheme. As a result of a federal investigation, the individual, Harold Babb, indicted last October 2011 for being involved in a bribery and kickback scheme, intends to plead guilty later this month....