U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General

• The BPA, which was awarded in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, has a ceiling value of up to $30 million and a term of five years, including a one-year base and four one-year options.
• In Q2, ICF was awarded its first task order under the BPA valued at $2.78 million.
• This modernization is part of NWCG's Incident Performance and Training Modernization effort to provide high-quality training to wildland firefighters and enable interagency interoperability within its 12-member agencies and organizations.
• "ICF brings over 40 years of experience supporting hundreds of workforce transformation programs.

• Constant and Associates, Inc. (CONSTANT) has been featured on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America's fastest growing companies.
• With three-year revenue growth of 181%, CONSTANT is thrilled to announce that we rank no.
• "We are honored to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list," said Michelle Constant , Chief Executive Officer of CONSTANT.
• We are proud that the Inc. 5000 recognition reflects the hard work and passion of CONSTANT and the trust of our clients.

• BELGRADE, Mont., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger” or “Bridger Aerospace”), (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.
• Revenue for the second quarter of 2023 was $11.6 million compared to $12.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, down approximately 9%.
• Bridger reported a net loss of $19.0 million in the second quarter of 2023 compared to a net loss of $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2022.

• Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years.
• Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an important win for the region.
• Seven western states – Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California – and Mexico rely on water from the Colorado River for irrigation for 5.5 million acres and drinking water for 40 million people.
• We now know, thanks to tree-ring science, that its framers wildly overestimated how much water the river contained on a reliable basis.

Overallocated and shrinking

• First, the 1922 Colorado River Compact and other elements of the Law of the River dole out rights to more water than the river provides.
• Second, a historic drought that commenced in 2000 has caused water levels in the reservoirs to plummet by 75%.
• Third, climate change has reduced the flow in the river by more than 1 million acre-feet.
• The message to states was clear: If you can’t reach a consensus, we’ll act to protect the river.

Will payments promote long-term conservation?

• The states have agreed to reduce their consumption of Colorado River water by 3 million acre-feet by 2026, which represents about 14% of their combined allocations.
• This pact temporarily protects water supplies for cities, farmers and tribes.
• I expect that water reallocation, with water moving from lower-value to higher-value uses, will play a key role.
• Water marketing – negotiating voluntary sales or leases of water – is a tool to facilitate that transition.

Negotiation, not litigation

• These discussions will be more painful because federal funding will expire and cuts will be more severe.
• Thus far, the Upper Basin states – Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico – have not had to endure significant water use cuts.
• But litigation is a lengthy, costly process fraught with uncertainty.