In 1965, out of a total work force of 70,000 men, approximately 30,000 worked in government institutions primarily connected with the maintenance of the army in Alaska. Agriculture, in spite of the availability of huge tracts of land suitable for cultivation, is highly undeveloped. There are ...
Over the next two decades, the Army dismantled other Frontier-era forts around Alaska so that Chilkoot Barracks was the only Army post in Alaska. During World War II, Chilkoot Barracks became an induction and rest center for soldiers arriving in Alaska to form the new posts and bases needed...
Army Corp of Engineers; $70 million for water quality projects; and $17 million for unemployment benefits to include training and education. As of June 16, DOT had obligated more than $94 million in funding toward projects throughout Alaska. Projects immediately ready were the resurfacing of ...
In 2016, Deb Haaland participated in a majority Native American protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). DAPL was rushed through the mandated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process, and also rushed through the mandated US Army Corps of Engineers Record of Decision (ROD) permitting ...
Brief Saft Wins $170 Million Maximum Contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency Saft has been awarded a major multi-year contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with BA5590 lithium sul- fur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries. ...