Announcements

Staff Development & Training Department invites you to attend any one of our scheduled compliance trainings for the month of December.

All training will take place via ZOOM. Dates and Registration links are located on the flyer. Please register prior to training and be on time.

Be safe and have a great week!

December 13^th & 14th, 2022. Information & Registration Link is on Flyer.

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• Areas of fog with reduced visibility this morning. 
• Showers increasing Tuesday evening and continuing through Wednesday with areas of light mountain snow. 
• Drier and cool for the end of the week.

The 24th Navajo Nation Council and the Office of the Speaker kindly requests of the public, mailing addresses of Navajo soldiers serving overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty deployment.

St. Michael, Navajo Nation (ARIZ) – The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) is pleased to announce an in-person lecture on Revitalizing the Traditional Diné End of Life Practices by Commissioner Steven A. Darden.

The Child Find is open to parents and caregivers with children ages 0 -5, including pregnant women. Free developmental screening and hearing screenings to identify and address learning difficulties will be conducted from 10 am to 2 pm. They will host vendors representing different early childhood programs at the event as well, and raffle prizes will be distributed throughout the day.

The Division of Community Development will have limited services beginning Friday, December 2, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The staff will be participating in a work session away from the Window Rock area. Regular operation will resume on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.

Navajo Nation Division of Community Development November Newsletter

There will be Limited Services for all Fleet Management Departments within the five agencies to attend the Fleet Safety Conference from Thursday, December 01, through December 02, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The administration office and the majority of the service centers will be unavailable. All services will resume on Monday, December 05, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.

The Employee Benefits Program will have limited services beginning Monday, December 5, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to Wednesday, December 7, 2022, ending at 5:00 p.m. to conduct and participate in a two-day implementation and strategic work session away from the Window Rock area.

The FMIS Systems are still down due to an internet outage at our DR Site in Alb NM. FMIS spoke to Cogent ISP this morning and there is still no ETA on restoring service. They thought they may have an ETA in a couple of hours yesterday/last night.

FMIS will be moving forward with an emergency service connection this morning. FMIS will keep you updated. Have a great day.

For more information contact:

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• A Wind Advisory has been issued for portions of the Arizona Navajo Nation from 11 AM MST Monday through 2 PM MST Tuesday. 
• Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts from 40 to 50 mph, developing by this afternoon and continuing overnight for the higher elevations of the Arizona Navajo Nation. Strongest winds shift eastward on Tuesday, before decreasing Tuesday night. 
• A High Windy Watch has been issued for southeast portions of the New Mexico Navajo Nation from 8 AM MST Tuesday through 8 PM MST Tuesday. 
• A chance of light rain or snow showers late Monday night through Tuesday for northern Apache County and northern portions of New Mexico Navajo Nation. 
• Cold temperatures by Wednesday morning. 
• Becoming breezy again Thursday through next weekend. 
• A chance of rain and snow showers Friday through Sunday. Impacts are minimal at this time but could change.

This memorandum serves as official notification that all Navajo Nation Executive Branch employees, permanent and temporary, are granted four (4) hours of Administrative Leave from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

This memorandum serves as an official notice all Legislative Branch employees (both regular and temporary) are granted four (4) hours of administrative leave on
Wednesday, November 23, 2022, from 1 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., per Navajo Nation Personnel Policies and Procedures, Section X.B.2. Legislative Offices will be closed during this time. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.

The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance’s deadline to apply for scholarships and financial assistance for the 2023 Spring/Winter term has been extended to 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮, at 5 pm MST due to the upcoming Thanksgiving and Navajo Nation Family Day holidays.

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• Hard Freeze conditions could be expected through Thursday night
• Breezy conditions are expected Thursday.

To further improve the Navajo Nation Department of Information Technology's security posture, we will be incorporating Duo Security as a two-factor authentication solution into our existing IT infrastructure. 

Effective October 1, 2022, in the event I'm unavailable, the following individuals will be delegated Department Manager III. 

The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance’s deadline to apply for scholarships and financial assistance for the 2023 Winter/Spring term is November 25, 2022. Students who may have missed the June 25th deadline or plan to enroll for the Winter/Spring 2023 term are encouraged to apply online at www.onnsfa.org as soon as possible. Even though the deadline is November 25, 2022, applying earlier is better as files are evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis.

This memorandum is to inform all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, & Programs that our annual "Winterization" of all facilities on our current maintenance listing is scheduled to commence on Monday, October 10, 2022. This process will include deactivating all cooling units and restoring all heating units to operational use. 

The Navajo Nation spends millions of dollars annually on utilities but with everyone's help, we can reduce these costs. 

I. QUESTION PRESENTED
For a sole source procurement, is a procuring party required to comply with the Navajo Nation Business Opportunity Act (“NBOA”)1, including: (1) checking the Business Regulatory Department (“BRD”) Source List (“Source List”) for priority vendors; (2) giving preference to priority vendors; and (3) obtaining a BRD clearance memo certifying compliance with the NBOA?

There has been a change to the URLs of the Navajo Nation websites. Due to a change in policy with our Digital Certificate provider, 4th -Level domains is no longer supported effective July 21, 2022. Unfortunately, most of our websites use "www" in the 4th-Level domain location in our website URLs(addresses). e.g. www.am1.navajo-nsn.gov

Friendly reminder on the change to the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number “988” goes live across the U.S. on Saturday, July 16, 2022.  ALL 988 calls will be routed directly to the national suicide hotline.

Apply for a Special Personal Loan for all Navajo Nation Employees Only. July 1st through September 30th, 2022. Details on Flyer.

We are pleased to announce that all regular status employees including Political-at-will, Professional-at­will, and Seasonal, who participate in the Navajo Nation Employee Benefits Plan have coverage for  COVID-19 At-Home Test Kits under the Navajo Nation Employee Benefit Plan, Pharmacy Benefit. 

All are welcome to visit the Dells Tour Bus

When:

Thursday, July 14, 2022
11 AM - 3 PM MST

December 14, 2021 – December 15, 2021. Information & Registration Link is on Flyer

Happy Holidays! Be Safe and Have a great weekend.

On Tuesday, the Navajo Nation announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Strain Variant B.1.1.7 also referred to as the U.K. variant, from a COVID-19 test sample that was obtained in the western portion of the Navajo Nation. The U.K. variant is currently the most dominant variant in the United States and has been detected in all 50 states, including many cases in the Four Corners states.

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This is to inform all Navajo Nation Departments and Programs that the Office of Background Investigations telephone lines are temporarily down.

The U.S. Census Bureau is sending postcards between June 24 and July 3 to an estimated 1.3 million post office boxes in communities where P.O. boxes are the only mailing address available. The postcards alert households that a census taker may drop off census invitations soon or will visit later to interview them. The postcards also provide information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online or by phone.

This memorandum shall serve as official notification of the Spring Council Session scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber.
In light of the national emergency regarding COVID-19, the Spring Council Session will be held via teleconference and livestreamed.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced a new Public Health Emergency Order, extending the 57-hour weekend curfew for two additional weekends in the month of April and closing essential businesses during weekend curfews due to community spread of COVID-19. As of Wednesday, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases reached 921 with 38 deaths.

This memorandum serves as notification to the Navajo Nation Legislative Branch and all employees, the Legislative Branch will resume operations and regular business hours on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

This is notice to all insured members of the Navajo Nation Employee Benefit Plan during this unprecedented time. The Employee Benefit Plan has exceptional benefits designed to help employees and their family recieve adequate healthcare services as well as offer disability benefits to employees in the event of their inability to work due to a serious illness.

As we learn more information about the COVID-19/novel coronavirus developments and the increasing concerns regarding the global spread of the COVID-19 virus, the health and well-being of our Navajo people is the top priority for the Nez-Lizer Administration, and this includes all of our Navajo Nation employees. At the time of this memorandum, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation.

The Navajo Nation Veterans Administration Central Administration and Fort Defiance Agency offices will be relocating this week. We are moving across the street to the former Dine Power Authority building in Window Rock, Arizona.

In the meantime, we will have limited services to provide until we are all settled into the new building. No later than Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 8:00am

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This memorandum serves as a notification that the Office of Miss Navajo Nation will now be returned to the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, effective Monday, January 6, 2020.

Office Chairs available for re-assignment to Navajo Nation Department. If interested...