Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Clips from Chugach Alaska CorporationClear
0:39
Speaker C
“Native-owned 8 firms already operate under extensive oversight and compliance obligations. We must meet SBA's eligibility requirements, annual reporting requirements, financial reporting standards, subcontracting limitations, and community benefit reporting obligations.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:34
Emil Noddy
“8S operate under explicit congressional authorization. They are among the most audited and scrutinized contractors. They are subject to the same contracting laws and regulations as all government contractors. They do not have any preference or special preference for special treatment.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
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Emil Noddy
“ADA is not DEI. It does not guarantee— does not get guaranteed contracts. It does not create individual wealth. It is not corporate enrichment. It distributes earnings broadly.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:56
Speaker C
“The applications processed by SBA that allow us to renew our entities and then provide reform work in the 8 space has been stalled by SBA. And so we've seen no applications, which means the ANCs cannot have their new entities come into the business. And so that's not something that's hurting this year, but then will certainly hurt in years to come”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:36
Speaker C
“When we began this fight, it was centered around fraud, waste, and abuse. So there were some articles and some media out there that kind of was a gotcha moment to contractors out there that supposedly were performing fraud, waste, and abuse and not applying the rules of the program correctly. And so that created a big splash that, oh, 8 is just riddled with fraud, waste, and abuse, and we need to get rid of that program.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:49
Speaker C
“In 2025 alone, Chuuketch returned $66.8 million directly to shareholders and communities through distributions, education funding, health and wellness support, cultural programming, and economic development initiatives.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:25
Kevin Berry
“It's about $300 to $350 million each year are dispersed through regional corporate dividends, elder benefits, or other direct benefits.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:49
Speaker C
“At NAS Fallon, which is home to Top Gun, Chuukach operates and maintains the airfield systems that enable the Navy's premier tactical aviation training operations. At Fort Greely, Chuukach helps sustain critical ballistic missile defense infrastructure in a remote Arctic environment.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:33
Kevin Berry
“You can see that there's about 8,000 to 9,000 based in Alaska. But the regional corporations employ about 50,000 people worldwide.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026
0:45
Emil Noddy
“In 1953, the Small Business Administration created the program created by Congress to assist socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to participate in the program. Over time, laws and regulations were modified and broadened to include economically disadvantaged communities. That's where AFN came in, where ANCs came in.”Alaska's 8(a) Economy - What's at Stake · May 26, 2026