——
“Who We Are”: http://www.doi.gov/whoweare/
“What We Do”: http://www.doi.gov/whatwedo/
Bureaus & Offices: http://www.doi.gov/bureaus/
The U.S. Department of the Interior is a Cabinet-level agency that manages America’s vast natural and cultural resources.
-Employs 70,000 people (along with more than 280,000 volunteers), including “expert scientists and resource-management professionals, in eight technical bureaus.”
-”…carry out Interior’s mission from more than 2,400 operating locations.”
-$12 billion total annual budget. We also raise billions in revenue annually from energy, mineral, grazing, and timber leases, as well as recreational permits and land sales.
******
Ken Salazar – Secretary of Interior
******
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (formerly Minerals Management Service) : http://www.boemre.gov/
——
In addition to our eight bureaus, there are a number of offices that fall under the Office of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Solicitor’s Office and Office of the Inspector General.
Secretary’s Office
*Alaska Affairs – Review of Federal Subsistence Program : http://www.doi.gov/whatwedo/subsistencereview/index.cfm