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United States Department of the Interior

Government Agency
Agency nameUnited States
Department of the Interior
Agency overview
Employees71,436 (2004)
Annual budget$20 billion (2010)
Headquarters
Main Interior Building
1849 C Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Operational structure
Agency executivesKen Salazar, Secretary
David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary

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The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and to insular areas of the United States.

The Department is administered by the United States Secretary of the Interior, who is a member of the Cabinet of the President. The current Secretary is Ken Salazar of Colorado.

Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for functions performed in the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security primarily and the Department of Justice secondarily.

The Department has often been humorously called "The Department of Everything Else", because of its broad range of responsibilities.

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Bureau of Indian Education Many Farms Training Program for Renewable Energy at Argonne National Laboratory. Principal Contacts; Harold Myron (ANL), Anthony Dvorak (ANL), Freddie Cardenas (BIA). Supported by; United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education, and Argonne National Laboratory
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When projections in climate change show that we'll have less water and more stress in the future, water infrastructure needs to change. What can we do to ensure water supply in California? Senator Dianne Feinstein says efforts need to be made to store water from heavy rain years to supply dry years. "We need to recharge the ground waters, which is very depleted in the southern areas... We need to have adequate water storage... and we need the money to do it." Speaker: Senator Dianne Feinstein, US Senate, D-CA Recorded: April 27, 2011 climate-one.org http
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MSNBC's Keith Olbermann: "Worst Person In The World (Not Really)" - 11/24/10
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This video is about the Columbia River and the history of the river basin. The story goes in depth on the rivers natural resources from salmon swimming up from the ocean to Thomas Jefferson's vision of national expansion. The focus of the film is a more early 20th Century. With migrations of persons moving to the West do to the Great Depression to New Deal Projects such as the Bonneville Power Administration. Even explains the Rivers power being used for the war effort in WW 2 and the industrial boom that fallowed. This video is in the Public Domain. The Master Copy can be found at the National Archives and Records Administration, Room 4000, 8601 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD 20740-6001. The Archival Retrieval Catalog (ARC) number is: 46886.
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Mexico fires 7 officials from immigration agency - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--The officials directed operations in seven states most traveled by Central American migrants trying to reach the -United States- and where some of the worst atrocities against migrants have occurred, the -Interior Department- announc - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 19:40:00 GMT+00:00
US Concerned About Crackdown in China as Talks Begin - Voice of America Tweet this news
Voice of America--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the third annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) at the -Department of the Interior- in Washington May 9, 2011. At the start of two days of high-level talks betw - Date : Mon, 09 May 2011 17:29:32 GMT+00:00
Department of State Announces Successful Conclusion to Arctic Council Ministerial - US Department of State (press release) Tweet this news
US Department of State (press release)--Secretary of the -Interior- Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones accompanied Secretary Clinton to the meeting. The -United St - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 21:27:11 GMT+00:00
Idaho Wolf Hunt Likely, but Uncertain - Fox12Idaho Tweet this news
Fox12Idaho--The -United States-' Secretary of the -Interior- -- Ken Salazar -- still has to post the official language outlining the Federal Rule. Until he does so -- which could take up 60 days -- Idaho's -Department- of Fish and Game can' - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:11:46 GMT+00:00
VILLALPANDO v. SALAZAR - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--While employed as an instructor by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau), a division of the -United States Department of the Interior- (Department), Andrew Villalpando applied for a vacant supervisory position with the Bureau. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:05:00 GMT+00:00
Activists Staging Sit-in at Dept. of Interior Demanding Phase Out of Fossil Fuels - It's Getting Hot In Here Tweet this news
It's Getting Hot In Here--“We don't want to just stand by and allow big corporations to destroy our homes, our way of life, and some of last open, beautiful, and undeveloped terrain left in the -United States-. We want to show that Wyoming has - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:50:04 GMT+00:00
Despite Gulf tragedy, more spills possible: Allen - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--The US government declared a moratorium on deepwater drilling after the accident and, months later, the -Department of the Interior- unveiled tough new rules before companies can be granted a drilling permit. That move, Allen said, would make for saf - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT+00:00
Habitat designation threatens rural life - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--The -Department- of -Interior's- recent critical habitat designation for polar bears should concern all Americans. The -department's- decision is ... - Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:59:00 GMT+00:00
Obama: More Exports = More Jobs - ABC News (blog) Tweet this news
ABC News (blog)--LOL!....uhmm, and you know that health care expenditures per capita for the USA equaled $6096 per person in the -United States-, and $3171 per person in ... - Date : Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:00:17 GMT+00:00
Vindicated Park Police Chief To Return - NBC Washington Tweet this news
NBC Washington--On the day she was fired, she said, “While I am certainly disappointed in the actions taken today by the -Department of the Interior-, the public support that ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:08:50 GMT+00:00

United States federal executive departments

Agriculture * Commerce * Defense * Education * Energy * Health and Human Services * Homeland Security * Housing and Urban Development * Interior * Justice * Labor * State * Transportation * Treasury * Veterans Affairs

|Past departments: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War
Past departments: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War

United States Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs * Bureau of Land Management * Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement * Bureau of Reclamation * Fish and Wildlife Service * Geological Survey * Office of Surface Mining * National Business Center * National Park Service * Office of Insular Affairs * |

United States government agencies involved in environmental science

Department of the InteriorNational Park Service * Fish and Wildlife Service * Bureau of Indian Affairs * Bureau of Land Management * Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement * Bureau of Reclamation * Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement * Geological Survey * Office of Insular Affairs
Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration * National Weather Service * National Ocean Service * National Geodetic Survey * National Marine Fisheries Service * Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Department of EnergyEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy * Energy Information Administration * Federal Energy Regulatory Commission * Biological and Environmental Research * Office of Environmental Management
Department of AgricultureFarm Service Agency * Foreign Agricultural Service * Risk Management Agency * Food Safety and Inspection Service * Forest Service * Natural Resources Conservation Service * Rural Business-Cooperative Service * Office of Community Development * Rural Housing Service * Rural Utilities Service * Food and Nutrition Service * Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion * Agricultural Marketing Service * Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service * Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration * Agricultural Research Service * Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service * Economic Research Service * National Agricultural Statistics Service * Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States Coast Guard



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