WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: AUGUST 1, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2020 Census counts of households, along with information on household type and tenure (whether the home is owned or rented) for 300 detailed race and ethnicity groups and 1,187 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages. The 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) provides household information based on the r  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Today, the Department of Commerce announces the appointment of new and returning members to the Pacific and North Pacific regional fishery management councils. Earlier this summer the Secretary of Commerce announced the appointment of 22 members to the other six regional fishery management councils. Council members represent diverse groups, including commercial and recreational fishing industr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: On August 4, 2024, the Department of the Interior celebrates four years of the Great American Outdoors Act's (GAOA) success and impact across the country with a fee-free day on public lands. Over the past four years, this landmark Law has funded critical infrastructure investments on public lands, from restoring the historic Saratoga Battlefield Tour Road in New York to improving pedestrian and vehicle   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The United States military is diligently working to implement the strategy for an increasingly important region of the world: The Arctic. Amanda Dory, the acting undersecretary of defense for policy, spoke last week at the Wilson Center about the recently announced revamp of DOD strategy in the High North and why it is important for defense. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the new strategy o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission in Anchorage, Alaska, to bolster workforce development in the Kenai Peninsula's mariculture sector. This grant will support expansion of the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute Pat  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 3 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has chosen a Tsimshian student from Ketchikan as the recipient of the 2024 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. Torah Zamora, who is a student at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, was selected for her outstanding leadership in promoting Tsimshian culture and language revitalization. Her passion has been evident throughout her apprenticeship in SHI's Voices on th  more