Announcements

The Navajo Department of Highway Safety will be closed on Monday, December 16, 2024, to Thursday, December 19, 2024. Primary staff will be attending training during this time. Office will re-open on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 8:00 AM.

Please be informed that effective immediately, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) will implement the attached revised Personnel Action Form (PAF). The PAF revisions include changes to the "Clearance Signature" section which has been updated.

To ensure proper notification and clearance when leaving employment with the Nation, all programs are responsible for obtaining clearance signature as a part of the offboarding process to properly clear the assignment of an employee separating from Nation employment.

Please be advised, the Navajo Nation Department of Retirement Services (NDRS) would like to inform all Navajo Nation Government branches, division, and programs that the department is back to normal business operations. The internet and VoIP phone outages have been resolved.

This memorandum is to inform all programs and departments that the Facilities Maintenance Department (FMD) is currently experiencing staffing shortages. This is due to team members utilizing their accrued annual leave as well as challenges in filling vacant positions despite our diligent efforts.

Please allow this memorandum to serve as notification that the Department of Personnel Management will be closed from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Monday, December 23, 2024. The DPM values their employees and will be honoring the team with a Christmas Celebration. 

Join us to celebrate the holidays, team work, and camaraderie of Navajo Nation Employees

December 16-20, 2024

This memorandum is notice that Office of Management and Budget will provide limited services on Monday, December 16, 2024, starting at 11:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 

 Please be informed that The Office of Tax Commission will be closed to attend our Christmas Luncheon. Our Office will be closed on December 19, 2024, from 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM and will resume office hours on December 20, 2024. All tax inquiries will be addressed upon the office's return.

This memo is to inform the Navajo Nation, the Department of Real Estate, Division of Economic Development will be closed for safety and health concerns for the department staff and visitors of Real Estate.

The Real Estate Department staff will be working remotely, from Wednesday December 11 , 2024 to Friday December 20, 2024, or until further instructions from the Director Skrelunas and results of mold in the ground level of the Karigan Professional Building in St. Michaels, AZ.

Please be advised, the Navajo Nation Department of Retirement Services (NDRS) is experiencing internet and VoIP phone outages. H.T.E Reality, Inc., has changed the internet provider. During this transition NDRS and Sunstate are in the process of configuring the IP addresses to the new internet provider. Our office will remain open, with limited services, until this issue can be resolved. There is not estimated timeframe at this time..

Let this memorandum serve as an official notice that the Navajo Election Administration and NEA Agency Offices will be closed to attend a staff meeting and a Christmas luncheon. Our office will be closed December 17, 2024, starting 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Navajo Election Administration and NEA Agency Offices will resume December 18, 2024. Thank you.

The Department of Personnel Management, in collaboration with Dine College, will be hosting a Hiring Event on December 12th and 13th, 2024. This Hiring Event will focus on filling Job Vacancies throughout the Navajo Nation, especially those within the Northern Navajo Agency. Throughout the 2 Day Hiring Event, DPM Recruitment team and staff will be onsite to assist Navajo Nation Programs/Departments and applicants with the online portal, or paper application, scan required documents, conduct onsite qualification assessments, hold onsite interview panels, and gather additional documents in hopes to expediate the hiring process.
This Hiring Event will be the first of many, as we will continue planning for the other agencies within the Navajo Nation. Please refer to the attached flyer for information regarding the Hiring Event. Please inform us if you plan on attending, so prior space accommodations can be made.

To register Click here.

Have a great day.

-Navajo Department of Personnel Management

Let this memorandum serve as official notice that the Ethics and Rules Office will be closed to attend out Christmas luncheon and staff meeting. Our office will be closed starting on Friday, December 20, 2024 starting at 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The Ethics and Rules office will resume regular business hours on Monday, December 23, 2024. 

This memorandum is to inform all that our Shiprock Regional Business Development Office will be closed December 11‐12, 2024. Our office staff will be attending a quarterly training and meeting.

This notice is to inform you that the Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department (NAMLRD) will be closed on December 19-20, 2024, for a mandatory staff meeting and our annual staff awards and recognition.

During this time, our office will be unavailable for regular inquiries. For urgent matters, please email karenbedonie@navajo-nsn.gov. Normal operations will resume on Monday, December 23rd, 2024.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Ahéhee'!

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Time: Session I           9am—11am
           Session II         1pm—3pm

Development Office (ERBDO) will be attending a mandatory department meeting and training session. This session will be held in conjunction with the Small Business Development Department and the other Regional Business Development Offices on December 11-12, 2024.

Please be advised that our department will be closed on Monday, December 16, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The department will be attending a staff meeting and employee christmas luncheon in Gallup, New Mexico. We will resume regular operations on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 8:00 AM.

Allow this memorandum to serve as the official notification from the General Land Development Department (GLDD) of the office closure on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, beginning at 8:00 am to 5:00 pm to allow personnel to attend a department strategic planning meeting and Christmas luncheon.

This memorandum is to inform all Navajo Nation Departments and Programs in the Window Rock administrative area of a water line break that is currently impacting water availability in certain areas. The NTUA is actively on-site addressing the issue. At this time, an estimated completion or resolution timeframe has not been determined. 

All Navajo Department of Workforce Development (NDWD) offices will be closed on Thursday, December 05, 2024 from 8:00am to 5:00pm. All staff will be attending training during this time. Offices will resume business on Friday, December 06, 2024

The Navajo Department of Child Care & Development (DCCD) announces the temporary closure of all offices and centers from Monday, December 16, 2024, through Friday, December 20, 2024 to participate in professional development and required Health & Safety Training.

Normal operations will resume on Monday, December 23, 2024.

We appreciate the public’s understanding and patience as we take this time to invest in our staff’s growth and preparedness. For urgent inquiries, please contact our main office prior to closure at (928) 871-6629.

Date(s): December 11th & 12th, 2024

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Admin BLDG 1

Staff Development and Training Department has scheduled upcoming computer training for January 2025 to March 2025. for more information or to register, go to SDTD's website at: 

https://nnstaffdevelopment.navajo-nsn.gov/

or call 928-871-6691

The November 2024 edition of the DCD Newsletter is now available. The DCD Newsletter is published monthly and provides information relevant to DCD, chapters, and Navajo Nation employees.

 This memorandum shall serve as notice to all Navajo Nation Programs, Departments, Divisions and Chapters, if you have not submitted your FY 2025 UES and/or have not paid your premiums for FY 2025, you are uninsured. 

Let this memorandum serve as an official notice that the Navajo Election Administration and NEA Agency Offices will be closed to attend our Thanksgiving luncheon and Navajo Board of Election Supervisors Meeting at Fire Rock Casino. NEA will be closed starting Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Thank you.

ELECTION DAY TUESDAY – DECEMBER 10, 6:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.

 Let this memorandum serve as official notice that the Ethics and Rules Office will be closed to attend our Thanksgiving Luncheon and staff meeting. Our office will be closed starting on Friday, November 22, 2024 starting at 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The Ethics and Rules office will resume regular business hours on Monday, November 25, 2024.

 Please be informed that The Office of Navajo Tax Commission will be closed from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM on November 26, 2024, our office will be having our Staff's Thanksgiving Luncheon. 

 This memorandum is to notify Navajo Nation offices that utilize the access road off Route 12 of a road closure that will occur on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 3:00 PM. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) will be installing a new natural gas service line to Fort Defiance Fire Station #12. Please utilize the alternative route shown in the attached map. The road is expected to reopen on Friday morning, November 22, 2024. 

Navajo Division of Transportation invite you to attend the FEMA Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments courses (L0580) and (L0583)

November 18, 2024, from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm 

November 19 - 22, 2024 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

See attached Agendas. 

Information Management Section (IMS), located in Window Rock, AZ, will be closed until further notice, effective Friday, November 15, 2024. 

We apologize for the inconvenience. We will update the public when it becomes available. 

Thank you. 

The Navajo Nation Employee Benefit Program’s Annual Open Enrollment period begins in October and continues through the month of November for election of dependent health and life insurance. Regular status employees may take this opportunity to submit an enrollment application to add eligible dependents to their insurance coverage who may not have been added within 31 days from the date they initially became eligible

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time: Session I           9am—11am
           Session II         1pm—3pm

The Navajo Nation Division of Human Resources (DHR) departments and agencies will be attending an Employee Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. As a result, the DHR department offices will either be closed or operating with limited services during this period. 

Please be advised that the internal bulk fuel stations across our five (5) agencies and in Kayenta are currently experiencing low fuel levels. As a result, we encourage all employees to use their Wright Express fuel cards for fueling needs until further notice. We are actively working with our designated fuel supplier to replenish the tanks, but at this time, we are unable to provide an estimated date for when services will be restored.

Navajo Traditional Turkey Story by Emerson John 

Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 6:00 PM at Indian Wells Elementary School Classrom 

Traditional Horse Story by Emerson John

Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 6:00 PM at Seba Dalkai School Gym

This memorandum serves to inform all departments and programs that the Facilities Maintenance Department will be providing limited services on Friday, November 22, 2024, in order to conduct a general staff meeting from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 

This has been taken into effect since March 2024 but just to remind you all that the Department of Personnel Management has taken responsibility to conduct the following training sessions:

   - Sexual Harassment Awareness

   - New Employee Multi-Services Orientation (NEMSO) 

go to https://www.dpm.navajo-nsn.gov/training.html for more information. 

Navajo Nation Museum 

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Join Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) and the Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services (DBMHS) in our first "Talking Circle" series. The first "Talking Circle" will take place next week on November 20, 2024, from 6 pm-8 pm at the Navajo Nation Museum Hogan, topic of discussion will be "Thanksgiving and Gratitude". This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information please see flyer.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024  9AM -7PM 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 9AM - 5PM

NAVAJO NATION MUSEUM, WINDOW ROCK, AZ 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 928-871-7941

Monument Valley Veteran's Marathon Race Event

Half Marathon/ Kids Marathon/ 4 Miler

November 16, 2024,  Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

For more information, Contact chuskaman@yahoo.com or go to navajoyes.org to register.

Navajo Nation Division of Transportation Conference Room, #16 Old Coalmine Rd, Mentmore, NM 87319.

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00PM (MT)

"Tuesday Takeover: 5 Weeks to Business Mastery" conducted by the Senior Economic Development Specialists

In-Person Event

Where: 211 E. Historic 66 Church Rock, NM 87311

Join DBMHS for this free, in-person event focused on veterans wellness with the theme "Serenity Through Wellness."

The event will feature onsite registration, presentations, and a resource fair.

For more information, please contact (505) 368-1438 or (505) 368-1478.

Ahéhee' - Thank you