In the News

May 1, 2026: The Colorado Sun featured a joint analysis from Hawk Eye Strategies and Prospect Partners examining the impact of 2025 federal workforce cuts on public lands management. Colorado lost 1,753 positions across agencies including the Forest Service and BLM — the steepest decline in the country — at a moment when drought and fire risk demand greater, not less, federal capacity. Read the full article HERE

May 1, 2026: Deseret News featured analysis by Hawk Eye Strategies and Prospect Partners, examining federal public lands workforce cuts across Western states. The piece breaks down the impact state by state — including a state-specific look at Utah shared exclusively with the publication. Read the full article HERE.

April 29, 2026: Hawk Eye Strategies Principal and Partner Kerry Libby was featured in Tribal Business News "People on the Move in Indian Country," recognizing her leadership in tribal governance, policy, and intergovernmental strategy.  Read the full article HERE

April 7, 2026: Buffalo’s Fire recently reported on the historic shared stewardship agreement between the U.S. Forest Service and Great Sioux Nation Tribes for the Black Elk Wilderness in the Black Hills. While the article is not about Hawk Eye Strategies directly, it reflects the kind of work we help make possible. Our firm brings years of Tribal co-stewardship experience to helping Tribal and Agency leaders build the trust, agreements, and shared stewardship needed to protect land and honor sovereignty. From first intent to signing ceremony, we offer subject matter expertise, nurture relationships, and help secure resources so that these commitments endure long after the ink is dry. We are honored to support stronger nation-to-nation relationships between Indian Country and the United States government, and to have played a role in helping make this work possible. 

• Read the full article HERE

• Read the U.S. Forest Service Press Release HERE

March 25, 2026: Hawk Eye Strategies, LLC Founding Partner Andrea Delgado, was interviewed by Yvette Fernandez to discuss findings from a report co-authored by our team on the loss of scientific expertise across the West.

After reviewing federal workforce data, Hawk Eye Strategies, LLC and Prospect Partners LLC found that Western states lost more than 550 scientific and specialized positions last year. These included entomologists, fish and wildlife biologists, hydrologists, and other experts whose work helps communities reduce risk, protect natural resources, and make informed decisions.

• Read the full article HERE. 

• For a deeper dive into our analysis, click HERE.
  
  

March 3, 2026: Hawk Eye Strategies, LLC was featured in the Arizona Daily Sun, where reporter Sam McLaughlin highlighted our insights on significant public lands workforce losses across the West (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming). In 2025 alone, the region saw 8,668 separations, including 1,492 in Arizona, a roughly 30% increase over 2024. Read the full article HERE.

February 13, 2026: Analysis by Hawk Eye Strategies, LLC and Prospect Partners LLC was featured in a POLITICO Pro (Greenwire) story about the losses of public lands staff in Western states. Using newly released U.S. Office of Personnel Management data, our analysis finds steep staffing losses at public land management agencies within the U.S. Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture across 11 Western states. 

• Read the full article HERE. 

• For a deeper dive into our analysis, click HERE.
  
  

February 8, 2026: Upon launching Hawk Eye Strategies, LLC, our Principals Andrea Delgado and Onna LeBeau were interviewed by Tribal Business News for an article titled, "Former federal officials launch firm to advise tribes on policy, land stewardship."  In the conversation, they reflect on their journey from the nonprofit sector to federal service and entrepreneurship; the importance of elevating nation-to-nation engagement; and how we support mission-driven leaders and organizations with integrity, precision, and impact. Read the full article HERE.