News Stories for Tue., Oct. 17, 2017

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the selection of Bryan Rice, a veteran federal administrator and citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, as the new Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Rice recently led Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire, and has broad experience leading Forestry, Wildland Fire, and Tribal programs across Interior, BIA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to the pr. His federal government career has spanned nearly 20 years, beginning with service on the Helena Interagency Hotshot Crew in Montana. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal, working in both community forestry and rural development and supervised numerous timber operations as a timber sale officer on the Yakama Reservation as well as a forester in Alaska. He has served as Deputy Director for the BIA Office of Trust Services and as Director of Forest Management in the U.S. Forest Service.

Warm Springs Comp and Benefits is reminding employees that all Open Enrollment documents for HealthComp enrollment and changes, as well as Allegiance enrollments need to be submitted to their office by December 1^st. If you have questions, speak with Casandra Moses at Comp and Benefits.

The Buffalo Skywalker Youth Basketball League will begin in November. Practices will start November 13th. Volunteers are needed for coaching and other areas. Registration can be done any time between now and November 10th at the Recreation office. There are also parent meetings and registration events tomorrow at the Community Center Social Hall. It’s at 5:15 for Kindergarten-4^th grades and at 6:00 for the older kids.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the selection of Bryan Rice, a veteran federal administrator and citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, as the new Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Rice recently led Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire, and has broad experience leading Forestry, Wildland Fire, and Tribal programs across Interior, BIA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to the pr. His federal government career has spanned nearly 20 years, beginning with service on the Helena Interagency Hotshot Crew in Montana. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal, working in both community forestry and rural development and supervised numerous timber operations as a timber sale officer on the Yakama Reservation as well as a forester in Alaska. He has served as Deputy Director for the BIA Office of Trust Services and as Director of Forest Management in the U.S. Forest Service.