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Enewetak receives U.S. Grant Assistance to support Food and Agriculture Maintenance

U.S. Ambassador Clyde Bishop (right) and Enewetak Mayor Jackson Ading. RMI Official and DOI Field Officer, Al Fowler (right) in background. Photo credit: Ellen Mitchell

Majuro (October 23, 2008) -  Today, U.S. Ambassador Clyde Bishop presented a grant award in the amount of $1,432,990 to Enewetak Mayor Jackson Ading.  This $1,432,990 in grant assistance to the Enewetak Local Government for the Enewetak Food & Agriculture Program is provided through the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, under the Compact, as amended.  These grant funds will be used to operate a food and agriculture program for the people of Enewetak Atoll including funds for the operation of the Enewetak vessel “Lady E”.  The performance goal of this grant is to provide food to the population of Enewetak Atoll and to rehabilitate the soil of the atoll to support agriculture. More

Seeking Applications for OIA Position - LABOR OMBUDSMAN - in CNMI

Vacancy Announcement for Labor Ombudsman

A vacancy announcement for Labor Ombudsman, GS-0301-14, has opened and will close at 12 midnight on Friday, November 7. This position will be in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The vacancy announcement number is OS-09-MM218534 and can be accessed directly on the USAJobs website here.
 (http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=76912012)

Secretary Kempthorne: Federal Partnership will Assist
Island Leaders in Strengthening Public Health Care Systems

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne told leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states at a Sept. 29-30 Insular Area Health Summit that the federal government is committed to working with them to improve their health care systems, underscoring that commitment with a federal task force to prioritize their critical health care needs and multi-million dollar funding to support on-going efforts. More

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne joins federal and island leaders for a group picture at the Insular Areas Health Summit. From left, Northern Mariana Islands Health Secretary Timothy P. Villagomez; Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing; Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu; Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake; Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin; USVI Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen; Secretary Kempthorne; American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono; Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Joxel Garcia; Hawaii Lt. Gov. James Aiona; U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissioner Vivian Ebbesen Fludd; Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori; and Guam Gov. Felix Camacho. [Photo by Tami Heilemann, DOI]

OIA Announces Opening For Program Analyst

Are you a bright and skilled fact-finder looking for a challenging place to start a career in the Federal government? This is an exciting developmental opportunity to refine your skills and talent in the field of Insular Affairs. If you have the skills we need and the drive it takes to be successful in the policy arena, we want your application!
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