Education, Interior, and Labor held a February 2026 tribal consultation on the Indian Education Partnership Interagency Agreements, with a written comment window through March 12 — a textbook run of the EO 13175 consultation process.
The U.S. Departments of Education, the Interior, and Labor convened a government-to-government tribal consultation in Washington, D.C. on February 10, 2026 on the Indian Education Partnership Interagency Agreements linking the three departments. The consultation, announced via Dear Tribal Leader Letter from the Secretary of Education, sought tribal leader input to shape implementation of the agreements, with senior officials from each department attending with authority to act on recommendations. The written comment window ran through March 12, 2026.
Why it matters for EDCs: interagency agreements restructure how federal education and workforce-training dollars reach tribal communities — the pipeline that feeds tribal enterprise workforces. It is also a live example of the EO 13175 consultation machinery this platform tracks: Dear Tribal Leader Letter, in-person session, defined comment window.