Announcements

Navajo Nation Opioid Response Radio Forum is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm MDT on KTNN Radio 660 AM or www.ktnnonline.com. 

The Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife is sponsoring the 2024 Annual Youth Hunt for Navajo youth between the ages of 12 and 16 who have an interest in hunting but don't have anyone to teach them the basics of hunting and outdoor life. 

Klagetoh Chapter House

May 2, 2024

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Bull Leasing is First Come, First Serve

May 1, 2024

PRIME PURSUITS 44 FARMS WORKSHOP AGENDA

LOCATION: TAMAYA RESORT AND SPA, SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM

DATE: April 26, 2024 TIME: 10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M

The Department of Personnel Management (DPM) office will be closed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. DPM will be participating in a work session. Normal operation will resume on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 8:00 AM. 

All Navajo Department of Workforce Development (NDWD) offices will be closed on April 22, 2024 at 8:00am to April 25, 2024 at 5:00pm. All staff will be attending training and development during this time. Offices will resume business on April 26, 2024.

The Navajo Nation is seeking expressions of interest from firms with expertise in telecommunications infrastructure to significantly enhance connectivity across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. This effort aims to lay the foundation for the implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and further the development of 5G technology throughout the Nation.

Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

Location: Nahata Dziil Chapter House, Sanders, Arizona 86512

SATURDAY ~ APRIL 27, 2024, FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM

Our continual Wright Express (WEX) fuel card services remain interrupted; please continue utilizing our main fueling bulk stations at each agency throughout the five (5) service centers and Kayenta. This only applies to tribal owned vehicles; we will not reimburse Private Owned Vehicles {POV).

The Information Management Section-Navajo Police Department will be closed all day on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The IMS Team will assist the Navajo Police Department in concluding the Dispatchers Week of festivities.

The Information Management Section—Navajo Police Department will return to regular operations at the new office site on Monday, April 22, 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience this closure will cause.

We appreciate your patience and understanding. Ahe’hee’.

The Department of Personnel Management invites you to participate in our employee engagement survey. This survey will help us to better understand what our Navajo Nation employees are experiencing in the workplace. This Survey will close at the end of the business day on APRIL 19, 2024.

This completely confidential survey should take you 5-7 minutes to complete. Your time and response are greatly appreciated.

- respectfully, 

Department of Personnel Management

2nd Annual Nahasdzáán Bikáa Kélchí Projected Dates, and Locations:

1) April 12, 2024 (Friday): Shiprock Pinnacle, Shiprock, NM - onsite registration at 4:00 pm, actual walk/run start at 5:00 pm.

2) April 13, 2024 (Saturday): Behind Chinle Comprehensive Healthcare, Chinle, AZ - onsite registration at 8:00 am, actual walk/run start at 9:00 am. 

3) April 18, 2024 (Thursday): Navajo Parks & Recreation Parking lot, Window Rock, AZ - onsite registration at 4:00 pm, actual walk/run start at 5:00 pm.       

4) April 19, 2024 (Friday): Old Tuba City Airport, Tuba City, AZ - onsite registration at 4:00 pm, actual walk/run start at 5:00 pm. 

5) May 3, 2024 (Friday): LeChee Chapter House, LeChee, AZ - onsite registration at 4:00 pm, actual walk/run start at 5:00 pm.                             

6) May 4, 2024 (Saturday): Wildcat Trail in Monument Valley, Monument Valley, Utah - onsite registration at 8:00 am, actual walk/run start at 9:00 am.

This memorandum is to inform all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, and Programs that the Navajo Nation Heritage and Historic Preservation Department (Window Rock Office) will be closed Friday, April 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Normal operations will resume on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 8:00 a.m

This memorandum serves as official notice that the Navajo Division of Human Resources Administration (NDHR) office will be teleworking on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This arrangement is due to electrical rewiring scheduled at the Land Department building. 

The Department of Personnel Management invites you to participate in our employee engagement survey. This survey will help us to better understand what our Navajo Nation employees are experiencing in the workplace. We are committed on taking action on the results, but these actions won't be as focused without your honest response. 

This completely confidential survey should take you 5-7 minutes to complete. Your time and response are greatly appreciated. Have a great day!

- respectfully, 

Department of Personnel Management

Let this memorandum serve as official notice that the Ethics and Rules Office will be closed to attend their work session. Our office will be closed starting on April 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM and will be closed April 11, 12, 2024. The Ethics and Rules office will resume regular business hours on April 15, 2024.

With the relocation of the NPD offices, please save these new phone numbers for the Navajo Division of Public Safety Directors' Office, the Navajo Police Department office of the Chief of Police, and the NPD's Information Management Section (IMS). 

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the specific office.

For emergencies, call your local NPD District Dispatch Line. 

Thank you! 

Pursuant to 2 N.N.C. § 3551 et esq., the Motor Vehicle Review Board (MVRB) is authorized to approve all Navajo Nation (NN) vehicle assignments, including revocation of any vehicle assignments previously made, if it deems department responsibility for proper use has not been exercised. 

This memorandum serves as notice to all Navajo Nation Branches, Divisions, Departments, and Programs that, as of September 5, 2023, the Navajo Nation Department of Justice ("DOJ") will transition to accepting submissions for legal assistance via its online portal, HighQ. Access to HighQ is password protected. 

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.

Visit our new website!

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

Newsletter 2020

Newsletter February 2020

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...

Effective January 1, 2020, the Normal Retirement Age will increase for some participants. If you are actively employed then here is how your Normal Retirement Age may change:

November 2019
14 – Communication
15 – Navajo Relations
21 – Know When to Listen
22 – Realistic Teamers

December 2019
03 – Work Ethics
04 – Be a People Person
13 – DE-Stress
19 – A Natural Champion
20 – Using Time Wisely

 2019-2020 Training Request Form

 2019-2020 Training Request Form

The Navajo Nation Department of Retirement Services and Wells Fargo will team up together for a one-day session to present on Defined Benefits and 401(k) Savings Plan at two locations: Shiprock on October 22, 2019, and Tuba City on October 23, 2019.  Time and Location is on the flyer.  Please attend.  Thank you.

Tuesday, October 22

Elevating your savings to the next level may be one of the best financial decisions you can make. During this 30-minute webinar, you'll learn:

• Strategies for saving more
• How small changes can make big impacts
• Tools to help you stay on track

This is notice to all participating members of the upcoming 2019 Open Enrollment for employees to elect health and life insurance for their eligible dependents as well as take the opportunity to enroll in supplemental benefits.